GRE Word List
PLUME
a feather of a bird: such as
The meaning of the word plume is a feather of a bird: such as.
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| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
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| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
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| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |