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 |
|---|---|
| cordial | showing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
| bastard | a child born to parents who are not married to each other |
| molten | fused or liquefied by heat : melted |
| slander | to utter slander against : defame |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |