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 |
|---|---|
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| hallowed | holy |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| maculated | marked with spots : blotched |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| rampart | a protective barrier : bulwark |