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
improprietyan improper or indecorous act or remark
actuateto put into mechanical action or motion
memorialserving to preserve remembrance : commemorative
encomiasticone that praises : eulogist
unassuagednot quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged
dissidentdisagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief
jesta joking or mocking remark
intractablenot easily governed, managed, or directed
rationalhaving reason or understanding
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)