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 |
|---|---|
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| laud | praise |
| charm | the chanting or reciting of a magic spell : incantation |
| repository | a place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| maverick | an unbranded range animal |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| sow | an adult female swine |