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
meretriciousof or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution
distinctivemarking as separate or different : serving to distinguish
saunterto walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll
laboriousinvolving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous
conformistone who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior
hacklesone of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird
extrinsicnot forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous
beseechto beg for urgently or anxiously
infirmitythe quality or state of being infirm
stridentcharacterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound