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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| drudge | to do hard, menial, or monotonous work |
| portly | dignified |
| flaccid | not firm or stiff |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| zealot | a zealous person |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |