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 |
|---|---|
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| wrench | to move with a violent twist |
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |
| debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |
| hive | a container for housing honeybees |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |
| healthy | enjoying good health |