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 |
|---|---|
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| maverick | an unbranded range animal |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
| rig | to fit out with rigging |
| spate | freshet |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |