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
triviaunimportant matters : trivial facts or details
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
sentinelsentry
promiscuoushaving or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners
cunningdexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end
intersticea space that intervenes between things
seepto flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze
nondescriptbelonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described
facileeasily accomplished or attained
truculencethe quality or state of being truculent