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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| forensic | belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
| ossify | to change into bone |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |