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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propinquitynearness of blood : kinship
dys-abnormal
epiloguea concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work
concessionthe act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat)
ignoblecharacterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness
salineconsisting of or containing salt
hallucinationa sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine)
hypotheticalinvolving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural
resonantcontinuing to sound : echoing
amorousstrongly moved by love and especially sexual love