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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| conversant | having knowledge or experience |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| potion | a mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine) |
| 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 |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| raffle | to engage in a raffle |
| historic | historical |