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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| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| occult | to shut off from view or exposure : cover |
| quail | any of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as |
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| assail | to attack violently : assault |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |