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 |
|---|---|
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| protean | of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms |
| viable | capable of living |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |
| reverend | worthy of reverence : revered |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |