GRE Word List
PLUCK
courage; V: pull off or out; pull out the hair or feathers of; ADJ. plucky: courageous; brave
The meaning of the word pluck is courage; V: pull off or out; pull out the hair or feathers of; ADJ. plucky: courageous; brave.
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