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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| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| fauna | animal life |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| fetter | a chain or shackle for the feet |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |
| ethnology | a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures |
| rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |