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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WordMeaning
disavowalto deny responsibility for : repudiate
boisterousnoisily turbulent : rowdy
precludeto make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance
slitherto slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface
resoundto become filled with sound : reverberate
horoscopea diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life
glimmerto shine faintly or unsteadily
covertnot openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled
understateto represent as less than is the case
kneelto position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor