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 |
|---|---|
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| anguish | extreme pain, distress, or anxiety |
| wanderlust | strong longing for or impulse toward wandering |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| insightful | exhibiting or characterized by insight |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |