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.

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WordMeaning
protuberancesomething that is protuberant
acerbitythe quality of being acerbic
mutedbeing mute : silent
insensibleincapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as
cloistera monastic establishment
incarcerateto put in prison
prostratestretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission
vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
glamoran exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness
indigencea level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking