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 |
|---|---|
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| gourmand | one who is excessively fond of eating and drinking |
| primp | to dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| prosperous | auspicious |
| debonair | suave |