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 |
|---|---|
| voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |
| vertex | the top of the head |
| determinate | having defined limits |
| assurance | the state of being assured: such as |
| drudge | to do hard, menial, or monotonous work |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| wilt | loose freshness; droop |
| impudence | the quality or state of being impudent |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |