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.

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avariceexcessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness
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scoffan expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe
primto give a prim or demure expression to
reimburseto pay back to someone : repay
apprehendarrest
subterfugedeception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade
poulticea soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions
lingerto be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry
innateexisting in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native