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 |
|---|---|
| emboss | to raise the surface of into bosses |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| trek | to make one's way arduously |
| refuse | to express oneself as unwilling to accept |
| accelerate | to move faster : to gain speed |
| devious | wandering |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |