GRE Word List
PALEONTOLOGY
study of prehistoric life or fossils; CF. paleo-: ancient or prehistoric; Ex. paleography: study of ancient written documents
The meaning of the word paleontology is study of prehistoric life or fossils; CF. paleo-: ancient or prehistoric; Ex. paleography: study of ancient written documents.
Random words
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tempestuous | stormy; violent; impassioned; N. tempest: violent storm |
inflated | exaggerated; pompous; enlarged (with air or gas) |
subsidy | direct financial aid by government, etc.; V. subsidize: assist with a subsidy |
circumspect | prudent; cautious; acting after careful thought |
indomitable | unconquerable; unyielding |
voyeur | Peeping Tom; person who derives sexual gratification from observing the sexual acts of others |
boisterous | violent; rough; noisy |
sect | separate religious body; faction; group of people with common beliefs within a larger group |
perversion | corruption; turning from right to wrong |
paranoia | psychosis marked by delusions of grandeur or persecution; N: ADJ: paranoid, paranoiac |