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 |
|---|---|
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| violate | break |
| manifold | marked by diversity or variety |
| deducible | to determine by reasoning or deduction |
| abrasive | causing damage, wear, or removal of surface material by grinding or rubbing : tending to abrade |
| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |
| moodiness | subject to depression : gloomy |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| phenomena | phenomenon |
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |