GRE Word List

AQUILINE

curving like an eagle's beak

The meaning of the word aquiline is curving like an eagle's beak.

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WordMeaning
encircleto form a circle around : surround
floefloating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water
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dilapidateddecayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse
doffto remove (an article of wear) from the body
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forebodingthe act of one who forebodes
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