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 |
|---|---|
| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge : vengeful |
| equanimity | evenness of mind especially under stress |
| clangor | a resounding clang or medley of clangs |
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| acknowledge | to recognize the rights, authority, or status of |
| dys- | abnormal |