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 |
|---|---|
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| boor | peasant |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| feign | to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| farce | stuff |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| maverick | an unbranded range animal |