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.

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WordMeaning
depredationto lay waste : plunder
skulkto move in a stealthy or furtive manner
prosperto succeed in an enterprise or activity
coteriean intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose
discursivemoving from topic to topic without order : rambling
rusticateto go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life
capricea sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action
mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed
grievancea cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance
dwindleto become steadily less : shrink