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 |
|---|---|
| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| zealot | a zealous person |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| insinuate | to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| provenance | origin |
| sybarite | voluptuary |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |