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 |
|---|---|
| peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| knave | a tricky deceitful fellow |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| verge | brink |
| judiciary | a system of courts of law |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| nurture | training |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |