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 |
|---|---|
| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| sear | being dried and withered |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| abnegation | denial |