GRE Word List
OCULIST
physician who specializes in treatment of the eyes
The meaning of the word oculist is physician who specializes in treatment of the eyes.
Random words
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| harrowing | agonizing; distressing; traumatic; V. harrow: break up and level (soil) with a harrow; inflict great distress on; agonize; N: farming machine to break up the earth |
| benign | kindly; favorable; not malignant (disease); Ex. benign tumor |
| demur | object (because of doubts, scruples); raise an objection (showing qualms); hesitate; Ex. demur at the idea of working on Sunday |
| reparation | compensation (for loss or wrong); amends; Ex. make reparation for the damage; CF. repair |
| inveterate | deep-rooted; habitual; CF. grow old |
| vertebrate | having a backbone or spinal column; N: group of animals having a segmented spinal column |
| subsume | include (as a member of a group); encompass |
| emend | correct (usually a text); N. emendation: correction of errors; improvement |
| protocol | diplomatic etiquette; ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats; first copy of a treaty before its ratification; Ex. Protocol demands that the queen meet him at the airport. |
| precinct | division of a city for election or police purposes; precincts: space that surrounds a building; Ex. precincts of the college |
