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 |
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prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
elaborate | planned or carried out with great care |
fervor | intensity of feeling or expression |
impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |
refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |
diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |