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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| serpentine | of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement) |
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| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| precipitant | precipitate |
| demur | to take exception : object |
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