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 |
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| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| senility | the quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age |
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
| coeval | of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| torpedo | a weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| bigot | a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices |
| tempestuous | of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent |
| scrappy | consisting of scraps |