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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inebriated | exhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated |
contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
undertaker | one who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur |
quietude | a quiet state : repose |
fidelity | the quality or state of being faithful |
matrimony | the state of being married : marriage |
nocturnal | of, relating to, or occurring in the night |
ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
propulsive | tending or having power to propel |