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 |
|---|---|
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| felicitous | very well suited or expressed : apt |
| wrath | strong vengeful anger or indignation |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| ferret | a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| consonant | being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord |
| tantamount | equivalent in value, significance, or effect |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |