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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reactionaryrelating to, marked by, or favoring reaction
unassailablenot assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question
aboriginalbeing the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region
nuptialof or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony
wilyfull of wiles : crafty
irreconcilableimpossible to reconcile
retrospectiveof, relating to, or given to retrospection