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 |
|---|---|
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |
| epic | a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| hysteria | a psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability and disturbances of the psychogenic, sensory, vasomotor, and visceral (see visceral |
| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |
| terminal | leading ultimately to death : fatal |
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |