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 |
|---|---|
| laud | praise |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| repast | something taken as food : meal |
| receptive | able or inclined to receive |
| exposure | the fact or condition of being exposed: such as |