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 |
|---|---|
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
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| insuperable | incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved |
| spawn | to deposit or fertilize spawn |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
| bullion | gold or silver considered as so much metal |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
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