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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|---|---|
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| replica | an exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist |
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| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| inquisitive | given to examination or investigation |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
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| expedite | to accelerate the process or progress of : speed up |