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 |
|---|---|
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| accede | to express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| propound | to offer for discussion or consideration |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| beatific | of, possessing, or imparting beatitude |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |