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 |
|---|---|
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| haggle | to cut roughly or clumsily : hack |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| ken | the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |