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.
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| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| coterie | an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| din | a loud continued noise |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |