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.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| lust | usually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness |
| insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |
| conclave | a private meeting or secret assembly |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| array | to dress or decorate especially in splendid or impressive attire : adorn |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |