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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| harbor | a place of security and comfort : refuge |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| vicarious | experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |