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 |
|---|---|
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |
| valid | having legal efficacy or force |
| denizen | inhabitant |
| distrait | apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| babble | to talk enthusiastically or excessively |
| vertigo | a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily |