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 |
|---|---|
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| ploy | escapade |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |
| tenant | one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another |
| felicitous | very well suited or expressed : apt |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| canny | clever |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |