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 |
|---|---|
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| shard | a piece or fragment of a brittle substance |
| swarm | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |