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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| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
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| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |
| affected | artificial; pretended |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
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| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
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