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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reprieveto delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner)
allayto subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate
licensepermission to act
bastarda child born to parents who are not married to each other
squanderto spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate
cronea cruel or ugly old woman
scavengeto remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area
vaingloriousmarked by vainglory : boastful
macerateto cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting
overturean initiative toward agreement or action : proposal