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 |
