GRE Word List
ICHTHYOLOGY
a branch of zoology that deals with fishes
The meaning of the word ichthyology is a branch of zoology that deals with fishes.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |
| mendicant | beggar |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| ossify | to change into bone |
| leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |
| knit | to form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles |
| disport | sport |
