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 |
|---|---|
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| occident | west |
| wry | twist |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
| conjugal | of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial |