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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| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| superannuated | outmoded |
| shaving | the act of one that shaves |
| 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 |
| spasmodic | relating to or affected or characterized by spasm |
| feral | of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| guise | a form or style of dress : costume |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| affable | being pleasant and at ease in talking to others |