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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WordMeaning
intransigencethe quality or state of being intransigent
vacillateto waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses
tensilecapable of tension : ductile
aspirantone who aspires
reprisea musical repetition:
surfeitan overabundant supply : excess
pyromaniaca person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania
shootto eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger)
espousemarry
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)