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 |
|---|---|
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| voracious | having a huge appetite : ravenous |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| seemly | good-looking |
| predilection | an established preference for something |
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |
| cadet | a younger brother or son |