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 |
|---|---|
| flaccid | not firm or stiff |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| unconscionable | shockingly unfair or unjust |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| mote | a small particle : speck |
| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |
| bucolic | of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |