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
languiddrooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak
cogentappealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing
stocka store or supply accumulated or available
palimpsestwriting material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased
contraveneto go or act contrary to : violate
whimsicalresulting from or characterized by whim or caprice
dissuadeto advise (a person) against something
inanelacking significance, meaning, or point : silly
archaeologythe scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities
groovea long narrow channel or depression