[QUOTE] [B][SIZE=4]"plight"[/SIZE][/B] [B]noun[/B] [LIST=1] [*]a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one; "finds himself in a most awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless people" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/predicament]predicament[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/quandary]quandary[/URL]] [*]a solemn pledge of fidelity [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/troth]troth[/URL]] [/LIST] [B]verb[/B] [LIST=1] [*]give to in marriage [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/betroth]betroth[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/engage]engage[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/affiance]affiance[/URL]] [*]promise solemnly and formally; "I pledge that will honor my wife" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/pledge]pledge[/URL]] [/LIST] Source: [URL=http://www.word.sc/plight]http://www.word.sc/plight[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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