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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| anonymity | the quality or state of being anonymous |
| douse | to plunge into water |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| tanner | one that tans hides |
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |