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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| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| bask | to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
| foible | the part of a sword or foil blade between the middle and point |
| ordination | the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| solemnity | formal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |