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 |
|---|---|
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| imbue | endow |
| equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
| hilarity | boisterous merriment or laughter |
| polar | of or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |