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 |
|---|---|
| sleeper | one that sleeps |
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| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| narrative | something that is narrated : story |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
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| regicide | a person who kills a king |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
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