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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superimposeto place or lay over or above something
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deposeto remove from a throne or other high position
endemicbelonging or native to a particular people or country
misgivingsa feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event
tracta system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function
paragona model of excellence or perfection
sophisticateddeprived of native or original simplicity: such as
rebusa representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound
abstemiousmarked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol