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 |
|---|---|
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |
| metallurgical | the science and technology of metals |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| random | a haphazard course |
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
| fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |