GRE Word List

FAUNA

animal life

The meaning of the word fauna is animal life.

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WordMeaning
beholdenbeing under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted
leewayan allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance
impotentnot potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless
lopsidedleaning to one side
nipto catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch
rendto remove from place by violence : wrest
respirationthe movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs
expenditurethe act or process of expending
titillateto excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable