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 |
|---|---|
| foolhardy | foolishly adventurous and bold : rash |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
| bastard | a child born to parents who are not married to each other |
| raiment | clothing |
| skimp | skimpy |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |