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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| gibe | to utter taunting words |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| palette | a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on |
| address | to mark directions for delivery on |
| savor | the taste or smell of something |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| rail | a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |