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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| Word | Meaning |
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| compulsion | an act of compelling |
| ancillary | subordinate |
| obligatory | binding in law or conscience |
| sojourn | a temporary stay |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| attire | to put garments on : dress |
| gruel | a thin porridge |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| enunciate | to make a definite or systematic statement of |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |