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 |
|---|---|
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| perfidious | of, relating to, or characterized by perfidy |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| suckle | to give milk to from the breast or udder |
| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |