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 |
|---|---|
| nebula | any of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space |
| zealot | a zealous person |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| martial | of, relating to, or suited for war or a warrior |
| navigable | deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |