GRE Word List

EXOTIC

introduced from another country : not native to the place where found

The meaning of the word exotic is introduced from another country : not native to the place where found.

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tributesomething given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved
surmountto prevail over : overcome
disbarto expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges
atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
articulateexpressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively
exacerbateto make more violent, bitter, or severe
catharsispurification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art
discriminatingmaking a distinction : distinguishing
scurvya disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes
homeostasisa relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group