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
covertnot openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled
balefuldeadly or pernicious in influence
fetishan object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner
representationalone that represents: such as
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
artlesslacking art, knowledge, or skill : uncultured
inerrancyexemption from error : infallibility
transcribeto make a written copy of
opalescentreflecting an iridescent light
inclineto bend the head or body forward : bow