GRE Word List
FAUNA
animal life
The meaning of the word fauna is animal life.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| behoove | to be necessary, proper, or advantageous for |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| 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 |
| alimentary | of or relating to nourishment or nutrition |