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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panoramicof, relating to, or resembling a panorama: such as
cacophonousmarked by cacophony : harsh-sounding
tritehackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original
ovationa ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted
clipperone that clips something
constituenta member of a constituency
distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference
premisea proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference
expansivehaving a capacity or a tendency to expand
reimburseto pay back to someone : repay