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 |
|---|---|
| grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
| mendicant | beggar |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
| qualified | fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent |
| remonstrate | to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |