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 |
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| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| venture | to proceed especially in the face of danger |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |
| fell | skin |
| charlatan | quack |
| dolt | a stupid person |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |