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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| imbecility | the quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness |
| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| germ | a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |