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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| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
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| wanderlust | strong longing for or impulse toward wandering |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
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| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
| coin | corner |
| render | to melt down |