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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| ossify | to change into bone |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| fruition | pleasurable use or possession : enjoyment |
| regimen | a systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |
| bully | a blustering, browbeating person |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |