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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| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| sentinel | sentry |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| stipple | to engrave by means of dots and flicks |
| subtlety | the quality or state of being subtle |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| stipulate | to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| acclimate | to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation |