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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| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
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| incognito | with one's identity concealed |
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| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |
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| stentorian | extremely loud |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |