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 |
|---|---|
| mortician | undertaker |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
| linguistic | of or relating to language or linguistics |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |