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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dissidentdisagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief
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staccatocut short or apart in performing : disconnected
comityfriendly social atmosphere : social harmony
suturea strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body
monarchyundivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person
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