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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| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
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| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| gangrene | local death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply |
| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
| lode | waterway |
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |
| veneer | a thin sheet of a material: such as |
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