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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| levity | excessive or unseemly frivolity |
| haggle | to cut roughly or clumsily : hack |
| queue | a braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
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