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 |
|---|---|
| feebleminded | impaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability |
| fictitious | of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary |
| slaughter | the act of killing |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| consensus | general agreement : unanimity |
| gust | the sensation of taste |
| motley | variegated in color |
| frigid | intensely cold |
| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |