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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WordMeaning
impotentnot potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless
pretentiouscharacterized by pretension: such as
vendorone that vends : seller
scrapsfragments of discarded or leftover food
egotismexcessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun
blaseapathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary
oratorioa lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery
archetypethe original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype
retrieveto locate and bring in (killed or wounded game)
catharticof, relating to, or producing catharsis