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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| hale | free from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound |
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |
| unearthly | not earthly: such as |
| lumber | to move ponderously |
| bestial | of or relating to beasts |
| gradation | a series forming successive stages |
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |