GRE Word List

FAUNA

animal life

The meaning of the word fauna is animal life.

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WordMeaning
fineryornament
serpentineof or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement)
succorrelief
hurtleto move rapidly or forcefully
machiavellianof or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism
effervescencethe property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing
donto put on (an article of clothing)
tundraa level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs
unanimitythe quality or state of being unanimous
genealogyan account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms