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
abbreviateto make briefer
gaudyostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented
witticisma cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark
irasciblemarked by hot temper and easily provoked anger
egressa place or means of going out : exit
desperatehaving lost hope
somaticof, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm
saboteurone that practices sabotage
shrewdmarked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen
cerebrationto use the mind : think