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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| myopic | affected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted |
| intuition | the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |