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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| lethargic | of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |
| dazzle | to lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| rustic | of, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| founder | one that founds or establishes |
| perdition | eternal damnation |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |