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 |
|---|---|
| entrepreneur | one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise |
| grate | grating |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| timidity | lacking in courage or self-confidence |
| commensurate | corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate |
| medium | something in a middle position |
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |