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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| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| anemia | a condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume |
| stupor | a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| babble | to talk enthusiastically or excessively |