GRE Word List
ANTHROPOLOGIST
the science of human beings
The meaning of the word anthropologist is the science of human beings.
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| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |
| graduate | to receive an academic degree or diploma |
| stipend | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |