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 |
|---|---|
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
| scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |
| bereaved | suffering the death of a loved one |
| whelp | any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| passe | past one's prime |
| underhand | in a clandestine manner |
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |