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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| viable | capable of living |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| belligerent | inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness |
| rag | a waste piece of cloth |
| coagulate | to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle |
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
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| battalion | a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |