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 |
|---|---|
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| adorn | to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
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| throng | a multitude of assembled persons |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| jubilation | an act of rejoicing : the state of being jubilant |
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
| ebullient | boiling |