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
peremptoryputting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay
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animadversiona critical and usually censorious remark
sheafa quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together
converseto exchange thoughts and opinions in speech : talk
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tarryto delay or be tardy in acting or doing
littera covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger
recoursea turning to someone or something for help or protection