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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| inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |
| uninhibited | free from inhibition |
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| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
| cubicle | a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| soluble | susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water |
| convert | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |