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
disembarkto remove to shore from a ship
abysmalimmeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad
saturnineborn under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn
forlornbereft
assimilateto take into the mind and thoroughly understand
jocosegiven to joking : merry
cantthe expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments
felonone who has committed a felony
cornicethe molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration
cloyingdisgusting or distasteful by reason of excess