GRE Word List
GROUSE
any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds
The meaning of the word grouse is any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bleak | exposed and barren and often windswept |
| synchronous | happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| elysium | the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology |
| forego | to go before : precede |
| humble | not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive |
| season | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |