GRE Word List
PREEN
make oneself tidy in appearance; feel self-satisfaction or pride; (of a bird) smooth or clean (feathers) with the beak; Ex. preen oneself on; CF. prune
The meaning of the word preen is make oneself tidy in appearance; feel self-satisfaction or pride; (of a bird) smooth or clean (feathers) with the beak; Ex. preen oneself on; CF. prune.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| self-righteous | sure of one's own righteousness; moralistic |
| regal | royal; of a monarch; Ex. regal manner |
| prim | proper to the point of affectation; very precise and formal; exceedingly proper |
| remonstrate | protest; objection; V. remonstrate: say in protest |
| mute | silent; without speech; not pronounced; unable to speak; N: one who is incapable of speech; V: soften the sound, color, shade of |
| punctilious | minutely attentive (perhaps too much so) to fine points; stressing niceties of conduct or form; N. punctilio, punctiliousness: careful attention payed to every small exact detail |
| sententious | pithy; terse; concise; aphoristic |
| hoard | stockpile; accumulate for future use; N: supply stored for future use |
| reticent | inclined to silence; uncommunicative; reserved; Ex. He was reticent about the reasons; N. reticence |
| revile | attack with abusive language; vilify(slander) |
