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.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| bigot | a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| fluke | flatfish |
| lookout | one engaged in keeping watch : watchman |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| unearthly | not earthly: such as |
| wilt | loose freshness; droop |