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

WordMeaning
pastea dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls
vaporizeto convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor
drossthe scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal
suffocateto stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)
corpulenthaving a large bulky body : obese
regalof, relating to, or suitable for a king
contiguousbeing in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point
presentimenta feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition
bewareto be on one's guard
spuriousborn to parents not married to each other