GRE Word List
PLUMAGE
the feathers of a bird
The meaning of the word plumage is the feathers of a bird.
Random words
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|---|---|
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| innovation | a new idea, method, or device : novelty |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| predicament | the character, status, or classification assigned by a predication |
| traverse | to go or travel across or over |
| paradigm | example |
| jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |