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 |
|---|---|
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| vying | contending; to strive for superiority |
| anthem | a song or hymn of praise or gladness |
| martial | of, relating to, or suited for war or a warrior |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| beware | to be on one's guard |
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |