GRE Word List

AQUILINE

curving like an eagle's beak

The meaning of the word aquiline is curving like an eagle's beak.

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WordMeaning
somberso shaded as to be dark and gloomy
euphemismthe substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
regattaa rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races
guiledeceitful cunning : duplicity
intimatemarked by a warm friendship developing through long association
erroneouscontaining or characterized by error : mistaken
polaritythe quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles
fatalisma doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them
reciprocateto give and take mutually
correlateeither of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife)