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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| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
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| savant | a person of learning |
| expiate | to make amends for |
| volatile | characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change |
| predetermine | foreordain |
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| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| wage | a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis |
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