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
replicateduplicate
foilto prevent from attaining an end : defeat
incubusan evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep
animositya strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude
squanderto spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
adventthe period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting
palettea thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on
amalgamateto unite in or as if in an amalgam
subliminalinadequate to produce a sensation or a perception