GRE Word List

PLUMAGE

the feathers of a bird

The meaning of the word plumage is the feathers of a bird.

Random words

WordMeaning
browseto eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse
menageriea place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition
dubiousunsettled in opinion : doubtful
verisimilarhaving the appearance of truth : probable
recantto withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce
cruxa puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question
pendantsomething suspended: such as
macerateto cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting
sonorousproducing sound (as when struck)
proteanof or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms