GRE Word List
PLUMAGE
feathers of a bird;
The meaning of the word plumage is feathers of a bird;.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stodgy | dull; stuffy; boringly conservative; Ex. stodgy book |
| callow | youthful; immature; inexperienced |
| antiquity | quality of being very old; ancient times; °íŽë |
| addiction | compulsive habitual need |
| botch | mismanage; blow |
| enervate | weaken; take away energy from |
| scrap | small bit or fragment; discarded waste material; fight; Ex. a scrap of paper/cloth; V: break into parts for disposal; discard as worthless; fight; quarrel |
| rummage | ransack; thoroughly search |
| studious | given to diligent study |
| mincing | affectedly dainty(delicate); V. mince: cut (esp. meat) into very small pieces; walk with exaggerated primness; walk in an unnatural way, taking little short steps; Ex. The actor minced across the stage; CF. mincemeat; CF. mincer |
