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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| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
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| demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |