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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| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| herpetologist | a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians |
| centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| nebula | any of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |