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 |
|---|---|
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| flashy | lacking in substance or flavor : insipid |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |
| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |
| galley | a ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as |
| microcosm | a little world |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |