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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| prime | the second of the canonical hours |
| defalcate | deduct |
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| osseous | bony |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
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| rally | to muster for a common purpose |
| low | having a small upward extension or elevation |
| gale | a strong current of air: |