GRE Word List

GERONTOLOGY

the comprehensive multidisciplinary study of aging and older adults compare geriatrics

The meaning of the word gerontology is the comprehensive multidisciplinary study of aging and older adults compare geriatrics.

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grandeurthe quality or state of being grand : magnificence
arcadea long arched building or gallery
staminathe bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance
garrulousgiven to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative
genericrelating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general
prehensileadapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around
busta sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast
felineof, relating to, or affecting cats or the cat family
magnanimitythe quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity
imperilto bring into peril : endanger