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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |
| reprise | a musical repetition: |
| supersede | to cause to be set aside |
| proliferate | to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring |
| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |
| gall | brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence |
| adorn | to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects |
| condescend | to assume an air of superiority |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |