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
derangedmentally unsound : crazy
ostensibleintended for display : open to view
viablecapable of living
truisman undoubted or self-evident truth
tenantone who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another
morguea place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
pinionthe terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges
incarnationthe act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate
franchisethe right or license granted to an individual or group to market a company's goods or services in a particular territory
slaughterthe act of killing