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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| pervasive | existing in or spreading through every part of something |
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| expound | to set forth : state |
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| embrace | to clasp in the arms : hug |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| statutory | of or relating to statutes |
| dissolution | the act or process of dissolving: such as |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |