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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| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| notable | worthy of note : remarkable |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| weary | exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| demure | reserved |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| potable | suitable for drinking |
| seismic | of, subject to, or caused by an earthquake |