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 |
|---|---|
| abyss | an immeasurably deep gulf or great space |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| irate | roused to ire |
| uproarious | marked by uproar |
| suture | a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body |
| toss | to throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk |