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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |