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 |
|---|---|
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |
| puissant | having puissance : powerful |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |
| eccentricity | the quality or state of being eccentric |