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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| whelp | any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| dally | to act playfully |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
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| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |