GRE Word List
AVIARY
a place for keeping birds confined
The meaning of the word aviary is a place for keeping birds confined.
Random words
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requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |
missive | a written communication : letter |
monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |
ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |
amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
causal | expressing or indicating cause : causative |
institution | an established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character |
pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |