GRE Word List
ETHNOLOGY
a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures
The meaning of the word ethnology is a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| parlance | speech |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |
| raspy | harsh |
| nurture | training |
| rumble | to make a low heavy rolling sound |
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |