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
sardonicdisdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking
alacritypromptness in response : cheerful readiness
embroilto throw into disorder or confusion
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tauntto reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at
flirtto move erratically : flit
platonicof, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism
stippleto engrave by means of dots and flicks
shacklesomething (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms
callusa thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark