GRE Word List
FAUNA
animal life
The meaning of the word fauna is animal life.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| pacify | to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe |
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |
| enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |