GRE Word List
ORNITHOLOGIST
a branch of zoology dealing with birds
The meaning of the word ornithologist is a branch of zoology dealing with birds.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sentient | responsive to or conscious of sense impressions |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| marshal | a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |
| quorum | a select group |
| sap | the fluid part of a plant |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| slew | a large number |