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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| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |
| unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |
| historic | historical |
| savant | a person of learning |
| dissipate | to break up and drive off |
| squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |
| purveyor | one that purveys |
| expenditure | the act or process of expending |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |