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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| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| minatory | having a menacing quality |
| crossbreed | hybridize |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| solvent | able to pay all legal debts |
| endorse | to write on the back of |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| docket | a brief written summary of a document : abstract |
| homespun | spun or made at home |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |