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
submissivesubmitting to others
begetto procreate as the father : sire
nostruma medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness
apocryphalof doubtful authenticity : spurious
integralessential to completeness : constituent
pento shut in or as if in a pen
continencethe ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily
wanderluststrong longing for or impulse toward wandering
demeanto lower in character, status, or reputation
polaritythe quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles