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 |
|---|---|
| demure | reserved |
| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| virile | having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |
| ossify | to change into bone |
| 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) |