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 |
|---|---|
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| welt | a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| seasoned | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| indite | make up |
| recluse | marked by withdrawal from society : solitary |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| annex | to attach as a quality, consequence, or condition |