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

WordMeaning
brittleeasily broken, cracked, or snapped
malignanttending to produce death or deterioration
paeana joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph
precincta part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district
precariousdependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments
smudgeto make a smudge on
floutto treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn
laudpraise
tribunea Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates
embraceto clasp in the arms : hug