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 |
|---|---|
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| incarnate | invested with bodily and especially human nature and form |
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |
| blues | low spirits : melancholy |
| caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| astral | of, relating to, or coming from the stars |
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |