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 |
|---|---|
| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |
| superimpose | to place or lay over or above something |
| yeoman | an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
| innate | existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native |
| rotundity | marked by roundness : rounded |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |