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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| proletarian | a member of the proletariat |
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| coda | a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure |
| glutinous | having the quality of glue : gummy |
| podium | a low wall serving as a foundation or terrace wall: such as |
| depict | to represent by or as if by a picture |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| ideology | a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture |
| deputize | to appoint as deputy |