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

WordMeaning
discreditto refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve
lollto hang loosely or laxly : droop
obloquya strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language
disabuseto free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy
sedentarynot migratory : settled
unprecedentedhaving no precedent : novel
maverickan unbranded range animal
reprobationthe act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
euphonypleasing or sweet sound