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 |
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| glossary | a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings |
| reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |
| venue | locale |
| dossier | a file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| microcosm | a little world |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |
| voracious | having a huge appetite : ravenous |