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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| mime | an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner |
| stupefy | to make stupid, groggy, or insensible |
| mote | a small particle : speck |
| frivolous | of little weight or importance |
| figment | something made up or contrived |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |