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 |
|---|---|
| incognito | with one's identity concealed |
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| finite | having definite or definable limits |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
| waffle | a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron |
| boorish | resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor |
| constraint | the act of constraining |