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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verbosecontaining more words than necessary : wordy
presumptuousoverstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties
appendattach
dieto pass from physical life : expire
grievancea cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance
annalsa record of events arranged in yearly sequence
dowrythe money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage
ambleto go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter
licensepermission to act
coronera usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner