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 |
|---|---|
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| dolorous | causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief |
| satiate | filled to satiety |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| imprecation | curse |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |