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 |
|---|---|
| querulous | habitually complaining |
| novelty | something new or unusual |
| haggle | to cut roughly or clumsily : hack |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| warranty | a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
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| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |