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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| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| stigma | a mark of shame or discredit : stain |
| overweening | arrogant |
| pliant | pliable |
| titanic | having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal |
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |