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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| compress | to press or squeeze together |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |
| exclaim | to cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion |
| gazette | newspaper |
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
| invalidate | to make invalid |
| integrity | firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
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