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
antecedentsa 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")
rescindto take away : remove
lollto hang loosely or laxly : droop
arcaneknown or knowable only to a few people : secret
fettera chain or shackle for the feet
translucentpermitting the passage of light:
verbatimin the exact words : word for word
feeblemindedimpaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability
recumbentsuggestive of repose : leaning
detrimentalobviously harmful : damaging