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

WordMeaning
bristlea short stiff coarse hair or filament
uniquebeing the only one : sole
eonan immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age
friskto search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
dissembleto hide under a false appearance
inimitablenot capable of being imitated : matchless
shystera person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
blusterto talk or act with noisy swaggering threats
imbibedrink