GRE Word List
PARASITE
an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host
The meaning of the word parasite is an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| impinge | encroach |
| unruly | not readily ruled, disciplined, or managed |
| apposite | highly pertinent or appropriate : apt |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |
| verge | brink |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |