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
argotthe language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group
entitybeing
corrugatedhaving corrugations
glutinoushaving the quality of glue : gummy
epicureone with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine
prevailto gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph
chipa small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off
bromidea binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives
hindrancethe state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered
brevityshortness of duration