GRE Word List

FAUNA

animal life

The meaning of the word fauna is animal life.

Random words

WordMeaning
tickleto touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
eddya current of water or air running contrary to the main current
defectionconscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion
moresthe fixed morally binding customs of a particular group
hamperto restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede
stipenda fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses
diffusebeing at once verbose and ill-organized
emissaryone designated as the agent of another : representative
billowwave
dregssediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate