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 |
|---|---|
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| luxuriant | yielding abundantly : fertile |
| representational | one that represents: such as |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |