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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
guiledeceitful cunning : duplicity
decompositionto separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds
trothloyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity
arbitrateto act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both
presumptuousoverstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties
phenomenaphenomenon
irrepressibleimpossible to repress, restrain, or control
flirtto move erratically : flit
morguea place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
pulverizeto reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize