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 |
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| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| anarchy | absence of government |
| sartorial | of or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |