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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| Word | Meaning |
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| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| indisputable | not disputable : unquestionable |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| mingle | to bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| arrhythmic | lacking rhythm or regularity |