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 |
|---|---|
| tint | a usually slight or pale coloration : hue |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| filial | of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| devout | committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises |
| unanimity | the quality or state of being unanimous |