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 |
|---|---|
| adjoin | to add or attach by joining |
| effulgent | radiant splendor : brilliance |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| welt | a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together |
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |