Predicament
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A definite class, state or condition. An unfortunate or trying position or condition; a tight spot. That which is predicated; a category.
Example sentence: At the end of the day, we're defined by our predicament, not by the sides of town.
Plight
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Danger, risk.That which is exposed to risk; that which is plighted or pledged; security; a gage; a pledge.A dire or unfortunate situation.Condition; state; — risk, or exposure to danger, often being implied; as, a luckless plight.A network; a plait; a fold; rarely a garment.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To expose to risk; to pledge.Specifically, to pledge (one's troth etc.) as part of a marriage ceremony.To promise (oneself) to someone, or to do something.To weave; to braid; to fold; to plait.
Example sentence: As an explorer, I know firsthand there are many places in the ocean so full of life that they should be protected. Coral reefs and mangrove coastlines are stressed already by climate change and ocean acidification, and poor planning will just make their plight worse.