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
gauchelacking social experience or grace
miniaturea copy on a much reduced scale
loathunwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant
inverseopposite in order, nature, or effect
incursiona hostile entrance into a territory : raid
indigencea level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking
ostentatiousattracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation
harbingersomething that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come
fettera chain or shackle for the feet
sovereignone possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty