GRE Word List
PLIGHT
to put or give in pledge : engage
The meaning of the word plight is to put or give in pledge : engage.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |
| finished | entirely done |
| hydrophobia | rabies |
| calorific | caloric |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| imprecation | curse |
| revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| balm | a balsamic (see balsamic |