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 |
|---|---|
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| rag | a waste piece of cloth |
| cantata | a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| baroque | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of artistic expression prevalent especially in the 17th century that is marked generally by use of complex forms, bold ornamentation, and the juxtaposition of contrasting elements often conveying a sense of drama, movement, and tension |
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |