GRE Word List
FAUNA
animal life
The meaning of the word fauna is animal life.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |
| congruent | congruous |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| paramour | lover |
| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |