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 |
|---|---|
| peerless | matchless |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |
| 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 |
| rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| sober | not intoxicated |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |