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 |
|---|---|
| compulsive | having power to compel |
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| jabber | to talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |