GRE Word List
PALEONTOLOGY
a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains
The meaning of the word paleontology is a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| invalidate | to make invalid |
| occident | west |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| plume | a feather of a bird: such as |
| foible | the part of a sword or foil blade between the middle and point |
| disconsolate | cheerless |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| geniality | marked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness |