GRE Word List

ECOSYSTEM

the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit

The meaning of the word ecosystem is the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit.

Random words

WordMeaning
abodethe place where one lives : home
incubusan evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep
authoritarianof, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority
progenitoran ancestor in the direct line : forefather
aridexcessively dry
distillto let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate
herda typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control
academicof, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning
distinctdistinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete
compassionsympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it