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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| longevity | a long duration of individual life |
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| score | twenty |
| pilfer | steal |
| benison | blessing |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| conclave | a private meeting or secret assembly |
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
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