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 |
|---|---|
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| drab | slattern |
| primal | original |
| sect | a dissenting or schismatic religious body |
| errant | behaving wrongly |
| adversary | one that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent |
| impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |
| handsome | having a pleasing and usually impressive or dignified appearance |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |