GRE Word List
GERIATRICS
a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people
The meaning of the word geriatrics is a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| enumerate | to ascertain the number of : count |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| noisome | noxious |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| fluted | having or marked by grooves |
| tanner | one that tans hides |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| parley | to speak with another : confer |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| unbridled | unrestrained |