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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| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
| satyr | a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
| exquisite | marked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution |
| recrimination | a retaliatory accusation |
| bourgeois | of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class |
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |