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
traumaticpsychologically or emotionally stressful in a way that can lead to serious mental and emotional problems
bicameralhaving, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber
tangiblecapable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable
masticateto grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew
ironythe use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
gorgea narrow passage through land
duressforcible restraint or restriction
appallto overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay
wallowto roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner
mottledmarked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors