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 |
|---|---|
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| illuminate | to supply or brighten with light |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| address | to mark directions for delivery on |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| lectern | a stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |