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 |
|---|---|
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| miscreant | unbelieving |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| compartment | a separate division or section |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |