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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |
| dyslexia | a variable often familial learning disability involving difficulties in acquiring and processing language that is typically manifested by a lack of proficiency in reading, spelling, and writing |
| stentorian | extremely loud |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| ursine | of or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae) |
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |