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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| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| dingy | dirty |
| superimpose | to place or lay over or above something |
| beatific | of, possessing, or imparting beatitude |
| snip | a small piece that is snipped off |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |