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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| myopic | affected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| hover | to position (a computer cursor) over something (such as an image or icon) without selecting it |
| foreboding | the act of one who forebodes |
| valid | having legal efficacy or force |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| satiate | filled to satiety |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |