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
attentivemindful
zealeagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor
irretrievablenot retrievable : impossible to regain or recover
inequityinjustice
allegorythe expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence
odiumthe state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance
behemotha mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God
ephemerallasting a very short time
somaticof, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm
virulentmarked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course