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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perorationthe concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration
shunto avoid deliberately and especially habitually
reverberatereflect
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)
inhibitedto prohibit from doing something
placidserenely free of interruption or disturbance
enthrallto hold spellbound : charm
gallowsa frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged
unfledgednot feathered : not ready for flight
haltingmarked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness