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 |
|---|---|
| ambience | a feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| dormer | a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof |
| arrhythmic | lacking rhythm or regularity |
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |
| spatula | a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| execrable | deserving to be execrated : detestable |
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |