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
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| reputed | having a good repute : reputable |
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| internecine | of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |
| dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |
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