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 |
|---|---|
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| multiform | having many forms or appearances |
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |
| canny | clever |
| ecosystem | the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit |
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| gall | brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |