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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| stygian | of or relating to the river Styx |
| foresight | an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| apprehend | arrest |
| inevitable | incapable of being avoided or evaded |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| whimsy | whim |