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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|---|---|
| ravage | an act or practice of ravaging |
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| inclusive | broad in orientation or scope |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| flick | a light sharp jerky stroke or movement |
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| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |