GRE Word List
PLUMAGE
the feathers of a bird
The meaning of the word plumage is the feathers of a bird.
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| exegesis | exposition |
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| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| tart | agreeably sharp or acid to the taste |
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| congenital | existing at or dating from birth |
| vivisection | the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation |
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