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

WordMeaning
startto move suddenly and violently : spring
paleontologya science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains
encumberweigh down
tardymoving slowly : sluggish
expertisethe skill of an expert
vestigea trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost
privationan act or instance of depriving : deprivation
dissectionthe act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected
nethersituated down or below : lower
implausiblenot plausible : provoking disbelief