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
optimista person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism
inductto put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install
bluffhaving a broad flattened front
protagonistthe principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story)
convulsionan abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles
actuateto put into mechanical action or motion
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plumba lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction
plutocracygovernment by the wealthy
supplicateto make a humble entreaty