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
mandatean authoritative command
latentpresent and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic
exoticintroduced from another country : not native to the place where found
maudlindrunk enough to be emotionally silly
arch-a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening)
coalesceto grow together
collusionsecret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose
bedizento dress or adorn gaudily
bigotryobstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot
altercationa noisy, heated, angry dispute