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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spurnto reject with disdain or contempt : scorn
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irrevocablenot possible to revoke : unalterable
lineagedescent in a line from a common progenitor
phyluma direct line of descent within a group
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pretentiouscharacterized by pretension: such as
solemnityformal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event
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