GRE Word List

PLAIT

pleat

The meaning of the word plait is pleat.

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WordMeaning
preento groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland
hypercriticalmeticulously or excessively critical
wreakbring about
palatableagreeable to the palate or taste
somaticof, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm
smirkto smile in a smug or condescending way
pachydermany of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin
hullthe outer covering of a fruit or seed
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid
trickleto issue or fall in drops