GRE Word List
PODIATRIST
the medical care and treatment of the human foot
The meaning of the word podiatrist is the medical care and treatment of the human foot.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| commiserate | to feel or express sympathy : condole |
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |
| repast | something taken as food : meal |
| nourish | nurture |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |