GRE Word List
PREDICAMENT
the character, status, or classification assigned by a predication
The meaning of the word predicament is the character, status, or classification assigned by a predication.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| polity | political organization |
| quicksilver | mercury |
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| ciliated | possessing cilia |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |