GRE Word List
PLUCK
to pull or pick off or out
The meaning of the word pluck is to pull or pick off or out.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| finery | ornament |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| snip | a small piece that is snipped off |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| clientele | a body of clients |
| obscure | dark |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |