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

WordMeaning
agitateto excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb
intractablenot easily governed, managed, or directed
exploitdeed
peccadilloa slight offense
icona person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere
embraceto clasp in the arms : hug
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
exceptionablebeing likely to cause objection : objectionable
thematicof, relating to, or constituting a theme
anecdotea usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident