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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| requiem | a mass for the dead |
| aspire | to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| upright | perpendicular |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| internecine | of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group |
| abyss | an immeasurably deep gulf or great space |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| elliptical | of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |