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 |
|---|---|
| protean | of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms |
| welter | writhe |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| trickster | one who tricks: such as |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |