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 |
|---|---|
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| daze | to stupefy especially by a blow : stun |
| euphoria | a feeling of well-being or elation |
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| qualified | fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
| secrete | to form and give off (a secretion) |