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 |
|---|---|
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| rift | fissure |
| kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |
| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |
| historic | historical |
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| antecede | precede |
| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |