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 |
|---|---|
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| indecisive | marked by or prone to indecision : irresolute |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| paltry | inferior |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| predispose | to dispose in advance |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |