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 |
|---|---|
| germ | a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| ensue | to strive to attain : pursue |
| festive | of, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival |
| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |
| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |
| 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 |
| swagger | to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |