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 |
|---|---|
| ploy | escapade |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| seasonable | suitable to the season or circumstances : timely |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| purveyor | one that purveys |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
| epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| ken | the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge |