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
reprieveto delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner)
adornto enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects
impalpableincapable of being felt by touch : intangible
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jovialcharacterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly
thronga multitude of assembled persons
drawto cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull
jubilationan act of rejoicing : the state of being jubilant
laboriousinvolving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous
ebullientboiling