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
waverto vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction
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connotationsomething suggested by a word or thing : implication
reverberatereflect
distractto draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time
peripatetica follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism
contingentdependent on or conditioned by something else
baubletrinket
thespianactor
infidelone who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity