GRE Word List
FAUNA
animal life
The meaning of the word fauna is animal life.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| comport | to be fitting : accord |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| depict | to represent by or as if by a picture |
| intimate | marked by a warm friendship developing through long association |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| fathom | a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water |
| dissertation | an extended usually written treatment of a subject |