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 |
|---|---|
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| reputed | having a good repute : reputable |
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
| immaculate | spotlessly clean |
| brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |
| anesthetic | of, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |