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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| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |
| choreography | the art of symbolically representing dancing |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| scourge | whip |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
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| bulge | to jut out : swell |
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