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 |
|---|---|
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| nurture | training |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
| firebrand | a piece of burning wood |
| deport | to send out of the country by legal deportation |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |
| denizen | inhabitant |
