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 |
|---|---|
| impinge | encroach |
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| recital | a detailed account : enumeration |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| perfidious | of, relating to, or characterized by perfidy |
| deploy | to extend (a military unit) especially in width |
| reek | smoke |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |