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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| quail | any of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as |
| unfeigned | not feigned or hypocritical : genuine |
| misadventure | misfortune |
| equanimity | evenness of mind especially under stress |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |
| vertigo | a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily |
| citadel | a fortress that commands (see command |
| inasmuch_as | since; owing to the fact that |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |