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
dupeone that is easily deceived or cheated : fool
tightwada close or miserly person
primpto dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner
inveterateconfirmed in a habit : habitual
vicaran ecclesiastical agent: such as
taxonomistthe study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics
imperialof, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor
plaitpleat
tacta keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life