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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| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| incessant | continuing or following without interruption : unceasing |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |