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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prosperous | auspicious |
| servile | of or befitting a menial position |
| optometrist | a specialist licensed to practice optometry compare ophthalmologist |
| brevity | shortness of duration |
| drama | a composition (see composition |
| effulgent | radiant splendor : brilliance |
| glamor | an exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness |
| swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |
| rejuvenate | to make young or youthful again : give new vigor to |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |