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.

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WordMeaning
jostleto come in contact or into collision
hideousoffensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly
anecdotea usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident
circumspectcareful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent
clientelea body of clients
sentimentalmarked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism
billowwave
asperityroughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger
chafeirritate
tacitexpressed or carried on without words or speech