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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| caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| application | an act of applying: |
| rally | to muster for a common purpose |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| inclement | lacking mildness: such as |