GRE Word List
PALEONTOLOGY
a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains
The meaning of the word paleontology is a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains.
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| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
| quisling | traitor |
| component | a constituent part : ingredient |
| orthodox | conforming to established doctrine especially in religion |
| weary | exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness |
| stringent | tight |
| flick | a light sharp jerky stroke or movement |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |