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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| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| amalgam | a mixture of different elements |