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 |
|---|---|
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| titillate | to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation |
| vouch | to supply supporting evidence or testimony |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| avocation | a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby |
| silt | loose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter |
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |