GRE Word List
ENTOMOLOGY
a branch of zoology that deals with insects
The meaning of the word entomology is a branch of zoology that deals with insects.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| junta | a council or committee for political or governmental purposes |
| amity | friendship |
| minatory | having a menacing quality |
| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
| ensconce | shelter |