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 |
|---|---|
| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |
| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |
| don | to put on (an article of clothing) |
| seemly | good-looking |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
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