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 |
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| fluency | the quality or state of being fluent |
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| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| muted | being mute : silent |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| proximity | the quality or state of being proximate : closeness |
| gall | brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| implicate | to bring into intimate or incriminating connection |