GRE Word List
HACKLES
one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird
The meaning of the word hackles is one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| faze | to disturb the composure of : disconcert |
| amphibian | an amphibious organism |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| unregenerate | not regenerate |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |