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 |
|---|---|
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| gourmet | a connoisseur of food and drink |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| consolidation | the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |
| unfeigned | not feigned or hypocritical : genuine |