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
modulateto tune to a key or pitch
wallowto roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner
flagany of various monocotyledonous plants with long ensiform leaves: such as
epicureone with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine
douseto plunge into water
wrenchto move with a violent twist
purgatoryan intermediate state after death for expiatory purification
palatethe roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate
incursiona hostile entrance into a territory : raid
reminiscenceapprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence