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 |
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| corroborate | to support with evidence or authority : make more certain |
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| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
| sound | a particular auditory impression : tone |
| seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |
| lust | usually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| righteous | acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin |