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 |
|---|---|
| primal | original |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
| ejaculation | an act of ejaculating |
| omnipresent | present in all places at all times |
| patent | open to public inspection |
| chalice | a drinking cup : goblet |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |