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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| Word | Meaning |
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| illuminate | to supply or brighten with light |
| refrain | curb |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| implement | a device used in the performance of a task : tool |
| scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |