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
bewareto be on one's guard
fitfulcharacterized by fits or paroxysms
tutelaryhaving the guardianship of a person or a thing
epitaphan inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there
jocularsaid or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful
lilliputianof, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput
immureto enclose within or as if within walls
deviseto form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent
indentationthe blank space produced by indenting : indention
unceremoniousnot ceremonious : informal