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
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| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| cemetery | a burial ground |
| robust | having or exhibiting strength or vigorous health |
| ventral | of or relating to the belly : abdominal |
| insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |
| seasonable | suitable to the season or circumstances : timely |
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| affected | artificial; pretended |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |