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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concedeto acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly
drabslattern
stanchto check or stop the flowing of
incorporealnot corporeal : having no material body or form
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clouta piece of cloth or leather : rag
frugalitythe quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift
superficialof, relating to, or located near a surface
suffocateto stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)
concavehollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl