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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|---|---|
| handsome | having a pleasing and usually impressive or dignified appearance |
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| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| browbeat | to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully |
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| intolerant | unable or unwilling to endure |