GRE Word List
PLUMAGE
the feathers of a bird
The meaning of the word plumage is the feathers of a bird.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| condiments | something used to enhance the flavor of food |
| abusive | using harsh, insulting language |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |