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 |
|---|---|
| modicum | a small portion : a limited quantity |
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
| increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |
| breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |