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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WordMeaning
rebateto reduce the force or activity of : diminish
despiseto look down on with disrespect or aversion
superciliouscoolly and patronizingly haughty
witherto become dry and sapless
blisscomplete happiness
patentopen to public inspection
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
opportunistone that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism
vigilthe act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary
frustrateto balk or defeat in an endeavor