GRE Word List

FAUNA

animal life

The meaning of the word fauna is animal life.

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plebiscitea vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler
arbitraryexisting or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will
plebeiana member of the Roman plebs
remitto lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly
enterprisea project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky
requiema mass for the dead
warrantya real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title
gorgea narrow passage through land
premeditateto think about and revolve in the mind beforehand
sonneta fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme