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 |
|---|---|
| rejoinder | reply; retort; comeback; V. rejoin: say in reply |
| beeline | direct quick route |
| mercantile | concerning trade or merchants |
| castrate | remove the sex organs (of a male animal or person) |
| fathomless | too deep to be measured or understood; unfathomable |
| exasperate | vex; annoy or make angry (by testing the patience) |
| idiom | expression whose meaning as a whole differs from the meanings of its individual words; distinctive style (of expression); Ex. idiom of the modern popular music; ADJ. idiomatic |
| improvident | thriftless; not providing for the future |
| drone | talk dully; buzz or murmur like a bee; N. |
| tirade | long angry denunciatory speech; diatribe; harangue; extended scolding; denunciation |
