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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| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| license | permission to act |
| bastard | a child born to parents who are not married to each other |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |