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 |
|---|---|
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| ethereal | of or relating to the regions beyond the earth |
| prolific | producing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| pontifical | episcopal attire |
| demise | death |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| dowse | to plunge into water |
| pucker | to become wrinkled or constricted |