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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| collate | to compare critically |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
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| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
| reparable | capable of being repaired |
| tessellated | having a checkered appearance |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |