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 |
|---|---|
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |
| retribution | recompense |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |