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

WordMeaning
egothe self especially as contrasted with another self or the world
truncateto shorten by or as if by cutting off
tenancya holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate
sedatekeeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled
wrongheadedstubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles
humorthat quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality
shangri-laa remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia
hibernalof, relating to, or occurring in winter
staidmarked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober
pinchto squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument