GRE Word List
AQUILINE
curving like an eagle's beak
The meaning of the word aquiline is curving like an eagle's beak.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |
| apparent | open to view : visible |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| heed | to pay attention |
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| supplicate | to make a humble entreaty |
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |
| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |