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 |
|---|---|
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| cadence | the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity |
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| defoliate | to deprive of leaves especially prematurely |
| wage | a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis |
| reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |