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 |
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| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| crypt | a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground |
| peccadillo | a slight offense |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| simper | to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner |