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 |
|---|---|
| finery | ornament |
| transpose | to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of |
| emboss | to raise the surface of into bosses |
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| maniacal | affected with or suggestive of madness |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| bawdy | boisterously or humorously indecent |
| prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |