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
touchingcapable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion
prattleprate
decipherdecode
cachea hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements
impalpableincapable of being felt by touch : intangible
conglomerationthe act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated
necromancyconjuration (see conjure
spatefreshet
incantationa use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic
insensatelacking sense or understanding