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
liquidateto determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts)
potenthaving or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful
nourishnurture
invocationthe act or process of petitioning for help or support
incorrigibleincapable of being corrected or amended: such as
encipherto convert (a message) into cipher
bombastpretentious inflated speech or writing
verisimilarhaving the appearance of truth : probable
claspa device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together
hazymade dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze