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 |
|---|---|
| habituate | to make used to something : accustom |
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |
| perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |
| scenario | an outline or synopsis of a play |
| misadventure | misfortune |
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