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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rarefied | being less dense |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
| magniloquent | speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner |
| repulsion | the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |
| magisterial | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |