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
nugatoryof little or no consequence : trifling
disaffecteddiscontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious
ineffectualnot producing the proper or intended effect : futile
deifyto make a god of
grandiloquenta lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language
placeboa usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder
trunkthe main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots
indecisiona wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution
ewethe female of the sheep especially when mature
poulticea soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions