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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| arduous | hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult |
| list | a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects) |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| tablet | a flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
| sectarian | of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian |