GRE Word List
FAUNA
animal life
The meaning of the word fauna is animal life.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deserts | arid land with usually sparse vegetation |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |
| sensitization | the action or process of sensitizing |
| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| flaunt | to display or obtrude oneself to public notice |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |