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 |
|---|---|
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
| license | permission to act |
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| legend | a story coming down from the past |
| repercussion | reflection |
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |