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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| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
| welter | writhe |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| elusive | tending to elude: such as |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| grimace | a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain |