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 |
|---|---|
| lank | not well filled out : slender |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| conducive | tending to promote or assist |
| magniloquent | speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner |
| misogynist | a person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person |
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |