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 |
|---|---|
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| gracious | marked by kindness and courtesy |
| facsimile | an exact copy |
| factious | of or relating to faction: such as |
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |