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 |
|---|---|
| implication | something implied: such as |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| cater | to provide a supply of food |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |
| declivity | downward inclination |
| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |