GRE Word List

HABITAT

the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows

The meaning of the word habitat is the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows.

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WordMeaning
pareto trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of
engulfto flow over and enclose : overwhelm
resourcefulable to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means
alchemya medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life
rusticof, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural
canvassto go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments
suavitysmoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated
shunto avoid deliberately and especially habitually
besmirchto cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully
perpetuateto make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely