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 |
|---|---|
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |
| paean | a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| smudge | to make a smudge on |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| laud | praise |
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| embrace | to clasp in the arms : hug |