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 |
|---|---|
| mischance | bad luck |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |
| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| grouch | a fit of bad temper |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |