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 |
|---|---|
| pert | saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| divine | of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god |
| gust | the sensation of taste |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
| apiculture | the keeping of bees especially on a large scale |
| lilliputian | of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput |