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 |
|---|---|
| cant | the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments |
| cryptic | secret |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| integrity | firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility |
| undertaker | one who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur |
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |