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 |
|---|---|
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| inquisitive | given to examination or investigation |
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| trilogy | a series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme |
| methodical | arranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order |
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |