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 |
|---|---|
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| equipoise | a state of equilibrium |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| advert | to turn the mind or attention |
| propulsive | tending or having power to propel |
| ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |