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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| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| posture | the position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose |
| monastic | of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns |
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |
| dutiful | filled with or motivated by a sense of duty |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |