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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
| inkling | a slight knowledge or vague notion |
| callus | a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| conservatory | a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants |
| myopic | affected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted |
| amoral | having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong |
| kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |