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 |
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| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| saline | consisting of or containing salt |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| gestate | to carry in the uterus during pregnancy |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |