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 |
|---|---|
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| prosperous | auspicious |
| lag | one that lags or is last |
| solicitous | manifesting or expressing solicitude |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |