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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| Word | Meaning |
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| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| meticulous | marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details |
| canto | one of the major divisions of a long poem |
| florid | very flowery in style : ornate |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| wilt | loose freshness; droop |
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
| desiccate | to dry up |
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |