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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caliberdegree of mental capacity or moral quality
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potentialexisting in possibility : capable of development into actuality
ashenof, relating to, or made from ash wood
voluminoushaving or marked by great volume or bulk : large
fouloffensive to the senses : loathsome
codaa concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure
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