GRE Word List

AQUILINE

curving like an eagle's beak

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

Random words

WordMeaning
avariceexcessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness
ablutionthe washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite)
blandishmentsomething that tends to coax or cajole : allurement
penancean act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification
graciousmarked by kindness and courtesy
facsimilean exact copy
factiousof or relating to faction: such as
obtrudeto thrust out : extrude
stodgyhaving a rich filling quality : heavy
laggardlagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind