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 |
|---|---|
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |
| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| haggard | not tamed |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |