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
emasculateto deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken
miscellaneousconsisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous
aviarya place for keeping birds confined
feeblemindedimpaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability
ramparta protective barrier : bulwark
remorsea gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach
pryto look closely or inquisitively
pedestalthe support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration
substantialconsisting of or relating to substance
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