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

WordMeaning
subsequentfollowing in time, order, or place
reveriedaydream
amokan episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures
nostalgiaa wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition
stiltedpompous
monotonytedious sameness
barragea dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation
soporificcausing or tending to cause sleep
gluttonone given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking
optimista person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism