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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| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| congenital | existing at or dating from birth |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| muddle | to make turbid or muddy |
| satellite | a celestial body orbiting another of larger size |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| implicate | to bring into intimate or incriminating connection |
| adjoin | to add or attach by joining |