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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urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |
urbane | notably polite or polished in manner |
menial | a person doing menial work |
reek | smoke |
homespun | spun or made at home |
impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
wake | to be or remain awake |
cerebration | to use the mind : think |
compulsion | an act of compelling |
whelp | any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog |