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
legislaturea body of persons having the power to legislate
advertto turn the mind or attention
disengageto release from something that engages or involves
discretionindividual choice or judgment
subalternparticular with reference to a related universal proposition
menageriea place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition
skirmisha minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements
abstainto choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice
mustyimpaired by damp or mildew : moldy
comelypleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion