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 |
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| grim | fierce in disposition or action : savage |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| insomnia | prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| charlatan | quack |
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |