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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| margin | the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter |
| regiment | a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |
| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |