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
headstrongnot easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions
obeisancea movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow
antlerone of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family
refuteto prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous
rationalean explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena
autonomoushaving the right or power of self-government
sordidmarked by baseness or grossness : vile
raimentclothing
grotesquea style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature
ductilecapable of being drawn out (see draw