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 |
|---|---|
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| 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 |
| emanate | to come out from a source |
| opulence | wealth |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| stultify | to have a dulling or inhibiting effect on |
| vogue | popular acceptation or favor : popularity |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |