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 |
|---|---|
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| callus | a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| fulcrum | prop |
| reputed | having a good repute : reputable |