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 |
|---|---|
| antecedents | a 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") |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| fetter | a chain or shackle for the feet |
| translucent | permitting the passage of light: |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| feebleminded | impaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability |
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |