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 |
|---|---|
| sear | being dried and withered |
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
| rent | property (such as a house) rented or for rent |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |
| billowing | wave |
| occident | west |
| buoyant | having buoyancy |
| ward | the action or process of guarding |