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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| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| raconteur | a person who excels in telling anecdotes |
| aromatic | of, relating to, or having aroma: |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |