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 |
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repel | to drive back : repulse |
credential | warranting credit or confidence |
grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
adversary | one that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent |
rant | to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner |
mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |
facsimile | an exact copy |
forego | to go before : precede |
executioner | one who executes |