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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WordMeaning
vilemorally despicable or abhorrent
honeto sharpen or smooth with a whetstone
nominalof, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction
vindicateto free from allegation or blame
restivestubbornly resisting control : balky
cliquea narrow exclusive circle or group of persons
germanebeing at once relevant and appropriate : fitting
fissurea narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting
runicany of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it