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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executorone who executes something
disgruntleto make ill-humored or discontented
bureaucracya body of nonelected government officials
reconcileto restore to friendship or harmony
disburseto pay out : expend especially from a fund
exclaimto cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion
precincta part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district
flounderflatfish
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
preludean introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter