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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| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| compulsion | an act of compelling |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| seedy | containing or full of seeds |
| rococo | rococo work or style |
| boor | peasant |