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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| mace | an aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
| disputatious | inclined to dispute |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| sectarian | of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian |
| concord | a state of agreement : harmony |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |