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 |
|---|---|
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| valedictory | of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell |
| couple | two persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired |
| lilliputian | of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput |
| indentation | the blank space produced by indenting : indention |
| touchstone | a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| supplicant | one who supplicates |