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 |
|---|---|
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |
| collected | gathered together |
| ichthyology | a branch of zoology that deals with fishes |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| braggadocio | empty boasting |