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 |
|---|---|
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| delusion | something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| vendor | one that vends : seller |
| resurrect | to raise from the dead |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| infringe | to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another |
| preeminent | having paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding |