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 |
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| porous | possessing or full of pores |
| fertile | producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| gouge | a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| incense | material used to produce a fragrant odor when burned |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |