GRE Word List

FAUNA

animal life

The meaning of the word fauna is animal life.

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bitterbeing, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale
pettyhaving secondary rank or importance : minor
tautologicalinvolving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant
misnomerthe misnaming of a person in a legal instrument
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reparablecapable of being repaired
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despiseto look down on with disrespect or aversion
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vyingcontending; to strive for superiority