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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agnostica person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable
suspendto debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function
niggardlygrudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging
forumthe marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business
sardonicdisdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking
stupora condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility
connoisseurexpert
homogeneousof the same or a similar kind or nature
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