GRE Word List
PLUMAGE
the feathers of a bird
The meaning of the word plumage is the feathers of a bird.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |
| debutante | one making a debut (see debut |
| emetic | an agent that induces vomiting |
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| sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |