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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| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| culmination | the action of culminating |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| disengage | to release from something that engages or involves |
| genus | a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic |
| resound | to become filled with sound : reverberate |
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |
| portly | dignified |
| saga | a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland |
| farce | stuff |