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
contingentdependent on or conditioned by something else
debilitateto impair the strength of : enfeeble
schematicof or relating to a scheme or schema
sneakto go stealthily or furtively : slink
indeliblethat cannot be removed, washed away, or erased
ascertainto find out or learn with certainty
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
retentivehaving the power, property, or capacity of retaining
shearto cut off the hair from
yeomanan attendant or officer in a royal or noble household