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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| idyllic | pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| plenitude | the quality or state of being full : completeness |
| nocturnal | of, relating to, or occurring in the night |
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |