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 |
|---|---|
| stipend | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| geniality | marked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| beleaguer | besiege |
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
