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 |
|---|---|
| sheer | unqualified |
| conclave | a private meeting or secret assembly |
| unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |
| invalid | not valid: |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |
| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |
| convex | curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle |