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 |
|---|---|
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |
| podium | a low wall serving as a foundation or terrace wall: such as |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| vicar | an ecclesiastical agent: such as |
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |