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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| superannuated | retired or disqualified because of age; outmoded; obsolete |
| extirpate | root up; uproot; destroy completely |
| curator | superintendent; manager (in charge of a museum or a library) |
| largess | generous gift (given to people who do not have enough) |
| nonsense | speech or writing with no meaning; foolish behavior or language; Ex. make (a) nonsense of: spoil; cause to fail |
| vestige | trace; remains; Ex. vestiges of some ancient religion |
| esoteric | hard to understand; known only to the chosen few, esp. initiates; N. esoterica |
| medium | element that is a creature's natural environment; nutrient setting in which microorganisms are cultivated; appropriate occupation or means of expression; channel of communication; compromise; middle position between extremes; intervening substance through which something else is transmitted |
| aberration | deviation from the normal; mental disorder |
| determinate | having a fixed order of procedure; precisely defined; invariable; fixed; conclusive; final |
