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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| debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| annotate | to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |
| inhibit | to prohibit from doing something |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |