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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provocativeserving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate
repelto drive back : repulse
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complacencyself-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies
cordonan ornamental cord or ribbon
putativecommonly accepted or supposed
inquisitivegiven to examination or investigation
salineconsisting of or containing salt
academicof, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning
plastera medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance