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 |
|---|---|
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| deify | to make a god of |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |
| indecision | a wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution |
| ewe | the female of the sheep especially when mature |
| poultice | a soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions |