GRE Word List
PLUMAGE
feathers of a bird;
The meaning of the word plumage is feathers of a bird;.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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stodgy | dull; stuffy; boringly conservative; Ex. stodgy book |
callow | youthful; immature; inexperienced |
antiquity | quality of being very old; ancient times; °íŽë |
addiction | compulsive habitual need |
botch | mismanage; blow |
enervate | weaken; take away energy from |
scrap | small bit or fragment; discarded waste material; fight; Ex. a scrap of paper/cloth; V: break into parts for disposal; discard as worthless; fight; quarrel |
rummage | ransack; thoroughly search |
studious | given to diligent study |
mincing | affectedly dainty(delicate); V. mince: cut (esp. meat) into very small pieces; walk with exaggerated primness; walk in an unnatural way, taking little short steps; Ex. The actor minced across the stage; CF. mincemeat; CF. mincer |