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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |
| scion | descendant |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
| fodder | something fed to domestic animals |