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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steadfastfirmly fixed in place : immovable
flagany of various monocotyledonous plants with long ensiform leaves: such as
viandan item of food
smeltany of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste
seditionincitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority
laceto draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets
narrativesomething that is narrated : story
replicaan exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist
prevaricateto deviate from the truth : equivocate
miscellanyseparate writings collected in one volume