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
fomentto promote the growth or development of : rouse
piousmarked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship
phlegmaticresembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm
idyllicpleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity
nefariousflagrantly wicked or impious : evil
plenitudethe quality or state of being full : completeness
nocturnalof, relating to, or occurring in the night
intransigencethe quality or state of being intransigent
untenablenot able to be defended
salvagecompensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck