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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WordMeaning
irrevocablenot possible to revoke : unalterable
travestya debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation
liquidateto determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts)
autopsyan examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease
earmarka mark of identification on the ear of an animal
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
indissolublenot dissoluble
analgesiainsensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
inquisitorone who inquires or makes inquisition
isthmusa narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas