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 |
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| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| discretion | individual choice or judgment |
| gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |
| chapel | a subordinate or private place of worship: such as |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
| saga | a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| rightful | just |