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 |
|---|---|
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| significant | having meaning |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
| primordial | first created or developed : primeval |
| emboss | to raise the surface of into bosses |
| sidereal | of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
| affinity | relationship by marriage |
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |