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 |
|---|---|
| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |
| commiserate | to feel or express sympathy : condole |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |
| rarefied | being less dense |
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |
| malady | a disease or disorder of the animal body |