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 |
|---|---|
| thematic | of, relating to, or constituting a theme |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| ossify | to change into bone |
| quench | put out |
| unwitting | not knowing : unaware |
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
| ennui | a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom |
| license | permission to act |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |