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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havocwide and general destruction : devastation
objectiveexpressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations
diaphanouscharacterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
provocativeserving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate
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exposurethe fact or condition of being exposed: such as
spatialrelating to, occupying, or having the character of space
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noveltysomething new or unusual
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