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 |
|---|---|
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| coalition | the act of coalescing : union |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| commonwealth | a nation, state, or other political unit: such as |
| damn | to condemn to a punishment or fate |