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 |
|---|---|
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| absolute | free from imperfection : perfect |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |
| catapult | an ancient military device for hurling missiles |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |
| resurrect | to raise from the dead |
| endorse | to write on the back of |
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |