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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |
| effulgent | radiant splendor : brilliance |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| grapple | the act or an instance of grappling |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| nether | situated down or below : lower |
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
| pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population |