GRE Word List
HERPETOLOGIST
a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians
The meaning of the word herpetologist is a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |
| immaculate | spotlessly clean |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| detonation | the action or process of detonating |
| menagerie | a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition |
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |