GRE Word List
FAUNA
animal life
The meaning of the word fauna is animal life.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |
| codify | to reduce to a code |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| vendor | one that vends : seller |
| requiem | a mass for the dead |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| missile | capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object |
| purse | a small bag for money |
| gestate | to carry in the uterus during pregnancy |