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 |
|---|---|
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
| entourage | one's attendants or associates |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| scintillate | to emit sparks : spark |
| vindicate | to free from allegation or blame |
| dissension | disagreement |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| hive | a container for housing honeybees |