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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| drab | slattern |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| incorporeal | not corporeal : having no material body or form |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| clout | a piece of cloth or leather : rag |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| superficial | of, relating to, or located near a surface |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |