GRE Word List
SENILITY
the quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age
The meaning of the word senility is the quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age.
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| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| virtual | being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
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| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
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