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
concoctto prepare by combining raw materials
incidencerate of occurrence or influence
nonplusa state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary
putrefyto make putrid
precipitateto throw violently : hurl
wistfulfull of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy
backslideto lapse morally or in the practice of religion
rebuttalthe act of rebutting especially in a legal suit
probea slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity)
slagthe dross or scoria of a metal