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
maraudto roam about and raid in search of plunder
disjointedbeing thrown out of orderly function
promoteto advance in station, rank, or honor : raise
abscissionthe act or process of cutting off : removal
perpetualcontinuing forever : everlasting
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distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference
monolithicof, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge
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