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 |
|---|---|
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| diadem | crown |
| humility | freedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble |
| epicure | one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine |
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| interloper | one that interlopes: such as |