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 |
|---|---|
| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| virtue | conformity to a standard of right : morality |
| gouge | a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section |
| corrugated | having corrugations |
| transcribe | to make a written copy of |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |
| arbiter | a person with power to decide a dispute : judge |