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 |
|---|---|
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |
| genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| stratum | a bed or layer artificially made |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |