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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| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| narrative | something that is narrated : story |
| melee | a confused struggle |
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| frolic | full of fun : merry |
| religious | relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |