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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WordMeaning
magnitudegreat size or extent
equivocateto use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive
remorsea gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach
endorseto write on the back of
debutanteone making a debut (see debut
overwroughtextremely excited : agitated
rhapsodya portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation
copiousyielding something abundantly
litotesunderstatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy")
sadisticof, relating to, or characterized by sadism