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 |
|---|---|
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| bolster | a long pillow or cushion |
| blush | outward appearance : view |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| impeccable | free from fault or blame : flawless |
| arduous | hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |