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
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| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |
| synthesis | the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole |
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| vivacious | lively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly |
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| flip | to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air |
| render | to melt down |