GRE Word List

ARCHAEOLOGY

the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities

The meaning of the word archaeology is the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities.

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expeditiousmarked by or acting with prompt efficiency
hecklerone who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults
veritythe quality or state of being true or real
ursineof or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae)
creepto move along with the body prone and close to the ground
unfetterto free from fetters
fraileasily led into evil
beguilehoodwink
inroadan advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter