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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| Word | Meaning |
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| embroider | to ornament with needlework |
| chalice | a drinking cup : goblet |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| vex | to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| astral | of, relating to, or coming from the stars |
| reverent | expressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| comestible | edible |