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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WordMeaning
improviseto compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously
gleanto gather grain or other produce left by reapers
contentiona point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument
misconstrueto interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret
retinuea group of retainers or attendants
prodigalcharacterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish
floutto treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn
centaurany of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly
obeliskan upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid
mediumsomething in a middle position