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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| collusion | secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose |
| impart | to give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store |
| provenance | origin |
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| elevation | the height to which something is elevated: such as |
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| denotation | an act or process of denoting |