GRE Word List
ANTHROPOLOGIST
the science of human beings
The meaning of the word anthropologist is the science of human beings.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| fumble | to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| fathom | a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |