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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WordMeaning
peddleto travel about with wares for sale
straggleto wander from the direct course or way : rove
kudospraise given for achievement
winceto shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch
purgatoryan intermediate state after death for expiatory purification
swelterto suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat
supererogatoryobserved or performed to an extent not enjoined or required
foddersomething fed to domestic animals
subdueto conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish
isotopeany of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties