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 |
|---|---|
| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |
| superannuated | outmoded |
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| defer | put off |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |