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 |
|---|---|
| witticism | a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark |
| knotty | marked by or full of knots |
| acknowledge | to recognize the rights, authority, or status of |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| obligatory | binding in law or conscience |
| rapture | an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| adversary | one that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent |