"plight" noun 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: predicament (http://word.sc/predicament), quandary (http://word.sc/quandary)] a solemn pledge of fidelity [syn: troth (http://word.sc/troth)] verb give to in marriage [syn: betroth (http://word.sc/betroth), engage (http://word.sc/engage), affiance (http://word.sc/affiance)] promise solemnly and formally; "I pledge that will honor my wife" [syn: pledge (http://word.sc/pledge)] Source: http://www.word.sc/plight

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