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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| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| spawn | to deposit or fertilize spawn |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
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