GRE Word List

PLUMAGE

the feathers of a bird

The meaning of the word plumage is the feathers of a bird.

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WordMeaning
overwhelmupset
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
prefigureto show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness
subliminalinadequate to produce a sensation or a perception
ambleto go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter
masochista person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism
fecundityfruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific
engageto offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end
stagnantnot flowing in a current or stream
bruisean injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion