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 |
|---|---|
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| comprise | to be made up of |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |