GRE Word List

AERIE

the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop

The meaning of the word aerie is the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop.

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WordMeaning
terseusing few words : devoid of superfluity
improviseto compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously
machinationsan act of machinating
enunciateto make a definite or systematic statement of
clapto strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise
importto bring from a foreign or external source: such as
askewout of line : at an angle
implodeto burst inward
jostleto come in contact or into collision
reciprocateto give and take mutually