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 |
|---|---|
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| expository | of, relating to, or containing exposition |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| visionary | having or marked by foresight and imagination |
| polemical | of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial |
| tenet | a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true |
| relish | characteristic flavor |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| trickle | to issue or fall in drops |