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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| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| verge | brink |
| sibling | sib |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
| cohorts | companion |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |