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.

Random words

WordMeaning
discloseto make known or public
irksometending to irk : tedious
maniacalaffected with or suggestive of madness
unmitigatednot lessened : unrelieved
quashto suppress or extinguish summarily and completely
swaythe action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion
inchoatebeing only partly in existence or operation : incipient
impeccablefree from fault or blame : flawless
cognateof the same or similar nature : generically alike
correlateeither of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife)