GRE Word List
ENTOMOLOGY
study of insects
The meaning of the word entomology is study of insects.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cache | hiding place; V. |
| mediocre | ordinary; commonplace; neither good nor bad |
| dispatch | speediness; prompt execution; message sent with all due speed; V: send to a specified destination; finish promptly; kill |
| prosper | become successful (esp. financially); thrive; grow well; Ex. children prospering under his care |
| pedestrian | ordinary; dull; unimaginative(lacking in imagination); going on foot; Ex. pedestrian prose; N. |
| controvert | oppose with arguments; attempt to refute; contradict; ADJ. controversial; N. controversy |
| precipitant | something that causes a substance in a chemical solution to separate out in solid form; ħĄüĮ¦; OP. solvent |
| gibe | mock; make jeering remarks; N: jeering remarks |
| primp | groom oneself with care; adorn oneself |
| uncouth | boorish; clumsy in speech or behavior; outlandish |
