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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commemorativeintended as a commemoration
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urgentcalling for immediate attention : pressing
apexthe uppermost point : vertex
wagea payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis
madrigala medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form
avariceexcessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness
scotchscottish
ambulatoryable to walk about and not bedridden
abstainto choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice