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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| pendant | something suspended: such as |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| malign | evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| privy | private |
| gazette | newspaper |