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 |
|---|---|
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| victuals | food usable by people |
| beeline | a straight direct course |
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |
| politic | political |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| abase | to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |