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.
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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 |