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
emblazonto inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices
aversiona feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it
tauntto reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at
interto deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb
cursiverunning
salientmoving by leaps or springs : jumping
shuntto turn off to one side : shift
humilityfreedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble
palpitateto beat rapidly and strongly : throb
stratifiedformed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata