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 |
|---|---|
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| esteem | the regard in which one is held |
| dauntless | incapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless |
| prurient | marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire |
| protean | of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |