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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| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
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| sheer | unqualified |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |
| utopia | a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions |
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| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
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