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 |
|---|---|
| imbalance | lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
| centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |
| inkling | a slight knowledge or vague notion |
| bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |
| benefactor | someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
