GRE Word List
HOMEOSTASIS
a 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
The meaning of the word homeostasis is a 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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sledge | sledgehammer |
| swamp | a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water |
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| ovoid | resembling an egg in shape : ovate |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |
| groom | bridegroom |