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 |
|---|---|
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| politic | political |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| manifesto | a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| extant | currently or actually existing |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |