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 |
|---|---|
| corrugated | wrinkled; ridged |
| resuscitate | revive; bring back to life or consciousness; Ex. resuscitate the drowned child |
| chameleon | lizard that changes color in different situations |
| parsimony | stinginess; excessive frugality; ADJ. parsimonious |
| sepulcher | tomb; V: place in a sepulcher; ADJ. sepulchral |
| scrappy | quarrelsome |
| fluted | having vertical parallel grooves (as in a pillar); V. flute: make long parallel inward curves in; N. flute: long rounded groove incised on the shaft of a column |
| sanctimonious | displaying ostentatious or hypocritical devoutness; N. sanctimony: hypocritical piety |
| quadruped | four-footed animal; ADJ. CF. biped |
| shoot | new growth from a plant |
