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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| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| miscreant | unbelieving |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| rapture | an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion |
| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| emboss | to raise the surface of into bosses |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |