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 |
|---|---|
| traumatic | psychologically or emotionally stressful in a way that can lead to serious mental and emotional problems |
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |
| tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| gorge | a narrow passage through land |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |