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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| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
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| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| temperament | characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response |
| feign | to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| comprehensive | covering completely or broadly : inclusive |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
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