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 |
|---|---|
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| gnome | maxim |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| condign | deserved |
| forte | one's strong point |
| enact | to establish by legal and authoritative act |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |