GRE Word List

FAUNA

animal life

The meaning of the word fauna is animal life.

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WordMeaning
whimsywhim
reconcileto restore to friendship or harmony
venerablecalling forth respect through age, character, and attainments
downcastlow in spirit : dejected
narcissistan individual showing symptoms of or affected by narcissism: such as
recoursea turning to someone or something for help or protection
parodya literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule
tarantulaany of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food
maneuvera military or naval movement
amendto put right