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 |
|---|---|
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| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| corpulent | having a large bulky body : obese |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| flirt | to move erratically : flit |
| platonic | of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism |
| stipple | to engrave by means of dots and flicks |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| callus | a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark |