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 |
|---|---|
| tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |
| orientation | the act or process of orienting or of being oriented |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| entity | being |
| dawdle | to spend time idly |
| trappings | outward signs |