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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phoenixa legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
precepta command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action
caucusa closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy
swelterto suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat
theoreticalexisting only in theory : hypothetical
meditationa discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation
aeriethe nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop
prosodythe study of versification
lugubriousmournful
longevitya long duration of individual life