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
sultryvery hot and humid : sweltering
colloquialused in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation
vouchsafeto grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner
jargonthe technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group
garrulousgiven to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative
wansuggestive of poor health : sickly
infidelone who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity
sleighan open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice
confluencea coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point
disparageto depreciate (see depreciate