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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| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| fester | to generate pus |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| artisan | a worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson |
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| raffle | to engage in a raffle |
| dank | unpleasantly moist or wet |
| blithe | lacking due thought or consideration : casual |
| summation | the act or process of forming a sum : addition |
| ovoid | resembling an egg in shape : ovate |