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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purgeto clear of guilt
raveto talk irrationally in or as if in delirium
vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
maleficentworking or productive of harm or evil : baleful
congealto change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold
lingerto be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry
durationcontinuance in time
stygianof or relating to the river Styx
filthfoul or putrid matter
cohabitto live together as or as if a married couple