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.
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| dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |
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| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| iota | an infinitesimal amount : jot |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
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| blues | low spirits : melancholy |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |