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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| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| iridescent | having or exhibiting iridescence |
| robust | having or exhibiting strength or vigorous health |
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| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |
| authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |
| spectral | of, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly |
| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |
| trickle | to issue or fall in drops |
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |