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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| annotate | to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment |
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| truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |
| nauseate | to become affected with nausea |
| braid | to make from braids |
| anthology | a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music |
| incendiary | igniting combustible materials spontaneously |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |
| homogeneous | of the same or a similar kind or nature |