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 |
|---|---|
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| reprise | a musical repetition: |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| intermediary | mediator |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| subtlety | the quality or state of being subtle |
| jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |