GRE Word List
PLUME
feather, esp. large or showy one; something that rises into the air (like the shape of a feather); Ex. plume of smoke: ΉφΌΈ ±ΈΈ§
The meaning of the word plume is feather, esp. large or showy one; something that rises into the air (like the shape of a feather); Ex. plume of smoke: ΉφΌΈ ±ΈΈ§.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indomitable | unconquerable; unyielding |
| balk | stop short, as if faced with an obstacle, and refuse to continue; foil; stop or get in the way of; frustrate |
| clipper | sailing vessel built for great speed |
| friction | clash or conflict in opinion; rubbing against |
| rectitude | moral correctness; moral uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment |
| forthright | straightforward; direct; frank |
| submerge | place under water; dip; go under water; cover completely (as with water); Ex. submerged in work |
| moodiness | fits of depression or gloom; ADJ. moody: given to changeable moods; subject to periods of depression; gloomy CF. mood: state of mind or emotion |
| bugaboo | bugbear; object of baseless terror |
| compensatory | making up for; repaying |
