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Word: paleontology

Definition: study of prehistoric life or fossils; CF. paleo-: ancient or prehistoric; Ex. paleography: study of ancient written documents


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::: capacity - mental or physical ability; role; position or duty; ability to accommodate; Ex. in my capacity as president
::: evanescent - fleeting; vanishing; soon disappearing; V. evanesce
::: gainsay - deny
::: centrifugal - radiating; departing from the center
::: chase - ornament a metal surface by indenting; follow rapidly to catch
::: bifurcated - divided into two branches; forked
::: clich - \'e phrase dulled in meaning by repetition; platitude; ADJ. clich\'ed
::: incur - bring upon oneself
::: squelch - produce a splashing sound (when stepping through mud); crush; squash; CF.
::: migratory - wandering; V. migrate: move from one region and settle in another; move periodically from one region to another