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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| chase | the hunting of wild animals |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |
| bedizen | to dress or adorn gaudily |
| maternal | of, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly |
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |
| except | with the exclusion or exception of |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |