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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subsumeto include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element
clefta space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure
shangri-laa remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
amiablefriendly, sociable, and congenial
betrothto promise to marry
grazeto feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton
bacchanaliana Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry
incinerateto cause to burn to ashes
correlateeither of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife)