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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| valedictory | of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| condole | grieve |
| pulse | the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| pucker | to become wrinkled or constricted |
| desiccate | to dry up |