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 |
|---|---|
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| lubricate | to make smooth or slippery |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| paradigm | example |
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
| scintillate | to emit sparks : spark |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| shack | hut |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |