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 |
|---|---|
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
| menial | a person doing menial work |
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| lavish | expending or bestowing profusely : prodigal |
| covenant | a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact |
| tension | inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion |
| extant | currently or actually existing |