GRE Word List
GERIATRICS
medical treatment and care of old age
The meaning of the word geriatrics is medical treatment and care of old age.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
---|---|
chronicle | report; record (in chronological order) |
complementary | serving to complete something |
crone | hag; ugly old woman |
legislature | legislating branch of government; CF. legislate: make laws |
warranty | guarantee; assurance by seller |
extricate | free from an entanglement or difficulty; disentangle |
gambit | opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed; action made to produce a future advantage |
presumptuous | going beyond what is right; excessively forward; arrogant; taking liberties |
excoriate | scold with biting harshness; censure strongly; strip the skin off |
seedy | run-down; decrepit; disreputable; having many seeds; Ex. seedy downtown hotel |