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

WordMeaning
disseminateto spread abroad as though sowing seed
behooveto be necessary, proper, or advantageous for
temporalof or relating to time as opposed to eternity
incidentalbeing likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence
uxoriousexcessively fond of or submissive to a wife
alchemya medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life
tycoona businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate
distraughtagitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain
eclipticof or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse
bewitchto influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft