GRE Word List

PREEN

to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland

The meaning of the word preen is to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland.

Random words

WordMeaning
engageto offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end
isthmusa narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
insubordinationdisobedient to authority
robusthaving or exhibiting strength or vigorous health
tumidmarked by swelling : swollen
dwindleto become steadily less : shrink
notcha V-shaped indentation
germinalbeing in the earliest stage of development
dilatorytending or intended to cause delay
lunaticaffected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane