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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| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |
| converge | to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
| kismet | fate |
| aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |
| droop | to hang or incline downward |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |