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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|---|---|
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |
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| compulsion | an act of compelling |
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| spare | not being used |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
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| haven | harbor |