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 |
|---|---|
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| gingerly | very cautious or careful |
| psychiatrist | a medical doctor who diagnoses and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders : a specialist in psychiatry |
| translucent | permitting the passage of light: |
| blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |
| smudge | to make a smudge on |
| urchin | hedgehog |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |