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 |
|---|---|
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| shuffle | to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| verge | brink |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| colloquy | conversation |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |