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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| flux | a flowing of fluid from the body: such as |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| maritime | of, relating to, or bordering on the sea |
| slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |
| figure | a number symbol : numeral |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
