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 |
|---|---|
| dormer | a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof |
| stench | stink |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| sow | an adult female swine |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |