GRE Word List
CARDIOLOGIST
the study of the heart and its action and diseases
The meaning of the word cardiologist is the study of the heart and its action and diseases.
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| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| concordat | compact |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| rousing | giving rise to excitement : stirring |
| cue | the letter q |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| amputate | to remove by or as if by cutting |