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 |
|---|---|
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| converse | to exchange thoughts and opinions in speech : talk |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |