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 |
|---|---|
| glib | showing little forethought or preparation : offhand |
| nomenclature | name |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| optometrist | a specialist licensed to practice optometry compare ophthalmologist |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| febrile | marked or caused by fever : feverish |
| nautical | of, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships |
| summation | the act or process of forming a sum : addition |
| errant | behaving wrongly |
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |