GRE Word List
FAUNA
animal life
The meaning of the word fauna is animal life.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| adage | a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| bleak | exposed and barren and often windswept |
| clapper | one that claps: such as |
| browbeat | to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| apocalyptic | of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |