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 |
|---|---|
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
| defiance | the act or an instance of defying : challenge |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| steep | lofty |
| mercurial | of, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury |
| leonine | of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
| obligatory | binding in law or conscience |