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.

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admonishto indicate duties or obligations to
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quirkan abrupt twist or curve
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pedestalthe support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration
espousemarry
porouspossessing or full of pores
torpora state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility
capaciouscontaining or capable of containing a great deal
initiateto cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going