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 |
|---|---|
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| meddlesome | given to meddling |
| pedigree | a register recording a line of ancestors |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| sentimental | marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism |
| courier | messenger |
| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |