GRE Word List

AVIARY

a place for keeping birds confined

The meaning of the word aviary is a place for keeping birds confined.

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compliancethe act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion
havocwide and general destruction : devastation
machiavellianof or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism
baitto persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks
rostera roll or list of personnel
sagaa prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
appositehighly pertinent or appropriate : apt
sepulchera place of burial : tomb
sonicutilizing, produced by, or relating to sound waves