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.
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| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| cue | the letter q |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| fluke | flatfish |
| contest | strive |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| amenable | liable to be brought to account : answerable |