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 |
|---|---|
| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |
| requiem | a mass for the dead |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| billow | wave |
| plumage | the feathers of a bird |