GRE Word List
FAUNA
animal life
The meaning of the word fauna is animal life.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| centurion | an officer commanding a Roman century |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| pathological | of or relating to pathology |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |