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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| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
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| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
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