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 |
|---|---|
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |
| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
| mimicry | an instance of mimicking |
| calculated | apt |
| subordinate | placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior |
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
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| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |