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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| cringe | to recoil in distaste |
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| wrench | to move with a violent twist |
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |
| anarchist | a person who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |