GRE Word List

FAUNA

animal life

The meaning of the word fauna is animal life.

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WordMeaning
titlethe distinguishing name of a written, printed, or filmed production
adjacentnot distant : nearby
febrilemarked or caused by fever : feverish
swarthyof a dark color, complexion, or cast
hauntto visit often : frequent
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
verbiagea profusion of words usually of little or obscure content
implacablenot placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated
incrementthe amount or degree by which something changes
lollto hang loosely or laxly : droop