GRE Word List
FAUNA
animal life
The meaning of the word fauna is animal life.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| subsequent | following in time, order, or place |
| denotation | an act or process of denoting |
| clown | farmer |
| emetic | an agent that induces vomiting |
| dainty | something delicious to the taste |
| vantage | a position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view |
| notch | a V-shaped indentation |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |