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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| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
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| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |
| raconteur | a person who excels in telling anecdotes |
| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |
| animated | endowed with life or the qualities of life : alive |
| blues | low spirits : melancholy |
| tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |
| monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is but one God |