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 |
|---|---|
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
| cross | a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
| variegated | having discrete markings of different colors |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |