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 |
|---|---|
| purse | a small bag for money |
| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| dissipate | to break up and drive off |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |
| luxuriate | to grow profusely : thrive |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |