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 |
|---|---|
| appellation | an identifying name or title : designation |
| discordant | being at variance : disagreeing |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| chivalrous | valiant |
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |
| belie | to give a false impression of |
| garish | clothed in vivid colors |
| vicarious | experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another |
| malediction | curse |