GRE Word List
PHYSIOLOGICAL
pertaining to the science of the function of living organisms; N. physiology
The meaning of the word physiological is pertaining to the science of the function of living organisms; N. physiology.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conclave | private secret meeting |
| bureaucracy | overregulated administrative system marked by red tape; ADJ. bureaucratic |
| filial | pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter; Ex. filial respect |
| dispatch | speediness; prompt execution; message sent with all due speed; V: send to a specified destination; finish promptly; kill |
| harrowing | agonizing; distressing; traumatic; V. harrow: break up and level (soil) with a harrow; inflict great distress on; agonize; N: farming machine to break up the earth |
| glaring | (of something bad) highly conspicuous; harshly bright; shining intensely and blindingly |
| illusive | deceiving; based on illusion; causing illusion; deceptive |
| marrow | soft fatty tissue that fills most bone cavities and is the source of blood cells |
| retroactive | taking effect before its enactment (as a law) or imposition (as a tax); (of a law) having effect on the past as well as the future |
| oculist | physician who specializes in treatment of the eyes |
