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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spartana native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta
amputateto remove by or as if by cutting
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
adherentone who adheres to something: such as
testyeasily annoyed : irritable
jeopardizeto expose to danger or risk : imperil
homespunspun or made at home
distortto twist (see twist
auspiciousshowing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious