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 |
|---|---|
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| wake | to be or remain awake |
| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |
| steep | lofty |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| salacious | arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |