GRE Word List
DERMATOLOGIST
a branch of medicine dealing with the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases
The meaning of the word dermatologist is a branch of medicine dealing with the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| fugitive | running away or intending flight |
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |
| abrasive | causing damage, wear, or removal of surface material by grinding or rubbing : tending to abrade |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |