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.

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WordMeaning
acknowledgeto recognize the rights, authority, or status of
deviateto stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic
cadaverousof or relating to a corpse
provisionthe act or process of providing
bedraggleto wet thoroughly
concavehollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl
isotopeany of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties
callowlacking adult sophistication : immature
conducivetending to promote or assist
renounceto give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration