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
exhortto incite by argument or advice : urge strongly
distendextend
eccentricdeviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways
attributea quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something
sundryincluding many things of different kinds : miscellaneous
supersedeto cause to be set aside
liquidateto determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts)
shrewany of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur
provenanceorigin
suspendto debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function