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 |
|---|---|
| implicate | to bring into intimate or incriminating connection |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| devout | committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| incognito | with one's identity concealed |
| clarion | a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones |
| hover | to position (a computer cursor) over something (such as an image or icon) without selecting it |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |