GRE Word List

FAUNA

animal life

The meaning of the word fauna is animal life.

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marredto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
tempothe rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking
chauvinistan attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex
anodyneserving to alleviate pain
affluenceabundance of property : wealth
gloss_overexplain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults
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warrantya real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title
lineagedescent in a line from a common progenitor
detrimentalobviously harmful : damaging