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 |
|---|---|
| astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| integrity | firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
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| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |
| sustain | to give support or relief to |
| bask | to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
| omnipresent | present in all places at all times |