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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energizeto make energetic, vigorous, or active
reactionaryrelating to, marked by, or favoring reaction
hazardousinvolving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm)
persevereto persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement
propitiousfavorably disposed : benevolent
distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference
nondescriptbelonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described
parallelextending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant
regenerationan act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated
foreshadowto represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure