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 |
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| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| maculated | marked with spots : blotched |
| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| receptive | able or inclined to receive |
| cerebration | to use the mind : think |
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| chortle | to sing or chant exultantly |
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