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 |
|---|---|
| allude | to make indirect reference |
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |
| interloper | one that interlopes: such as |
| uproarious | marked by uproar |
| rendition | the act or result of rendering something: such as |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| bloated | overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc. |
| puerile | juvenile |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |