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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magniloquentspeaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
inexorablenot to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless
unscathedwholly unharmed : not injured
reckoncount
brandishto shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly
precursorone that precedes and indicates the approach of another
succumbto yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire
endemicbelonging or native to a particular people or country
importunatetroublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand