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 |
|---|---|
| effete | no longer fertile |
| acknowledge | to recognize the rights, authority, or status of |
| dutiful | filled with or motivated by a sense of duty |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| heterogeneous | consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
| obscure | dark |
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |