GRE Word List

GLOSSARY

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WordMeaning
archaeologythe scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities
pinnaclean upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress
capillaryresembling a hair especially in slender elongated form
tarnishto dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil
loga usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree
solicitorone that solicits
quislingtraitor
sleeperone that sleeps
stumpthe basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed
decompositionto separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds