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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absolutefree from imperfection : perfect
buffoona ludicrous figure : clown
cataracta clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light
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undermineto subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly
slavishof or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude
conjectureinference formed without proof or sufficient evidence
homagea feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord
laboriousinvolving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous
carnagethe flesh of slain animals or humans