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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| recluse | marked by withdrawal from society : solitary |
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |
| equanimity | evenness of mind especially under stress |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| nautical | of, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| touchstone | a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis |
| reciprocate | to give and take mutually |