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
elegya poem in elegiac couplets
validateto make legally valid : ratify
agnostica person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable
intrepidcharacterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance
billowingwave
avertto turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance
contrabandillegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling
humorthat quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality
quirkan abrupt twist or curve
foilto prevent from attaining an end : defeat