GRE Word List

FAUNA

animal life

The meaning of the word fauna is animal life.

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subsequentfollowing in time, order, or place
denotationan act or process of denoting
clownfarmer
emetican agent that induces vomiting
daintysomething delicious to the taste
vantagea position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view
notcha V-shaped indentation
confoundto throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity
hallucinationa sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine)
jingoistextreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy