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 |
|---|---|
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| feebleminded | impaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |
| stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |