GRE Word List

MITE

any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors

The meaning of the word mite is any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors.

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refuteto prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous
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imperceptiblenot perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle
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halefree from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound
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