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 |
|---|---|
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| stupor | a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| defiance | the act or an instance of defying : challenge |
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| exclaim | to cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion |
| conflagration | fire |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |