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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| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| teetotalism | the principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| gentle | free from harshness, sternness, or violence |
| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |