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
roilto make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of
tractablecapable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile
mercurialof, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury
comeuppancea deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts
prosaiccharacteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual
acumenkeenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters
awla pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood)
tediumthe quality or state of being tedious : tediousness
seditionincitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority
affiliationthe state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc.