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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phariseea 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
stumpthe basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed
equanimityevenness of mind especially under stress
canarda false or unfounded report or story
propinquitynearness of blood : kinship
shedto rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted
homeostasisa relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group
miserlyof, relating to, or characteristic of a miser
peripherythe perimeter of a circle or other closed curve
austerestern and cold in appearance or manner