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.

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WordMeaning
afflictiona cause of persistent pain or distress
explicateto give a detailed explanation of
breachinfraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
momentuma property (see property
comityfriendly social atmosphere : social harmony
monarchyundivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person
inchoatebeing only partly in existence or operation : incipient
hotheada hotheaded person
adagea saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation