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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| conglomeration | the act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| hortatory | hortative |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |