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
rapaciousexcessively grasping or covetous
jesta joking or mocking remark
exigencythat which is required in a particular situation
disburseto pay out : expend especially from a fund
mendicantbeggar
bargainan agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other
consistencyagreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence
defaultfailure to do something required by duty or law : neglect
papyrusa tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley
odysseya long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune