GRE Word List
RESPIRATION
the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs
The meaning of the word respiration is the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
| panoramic | of, relating to, or resembling a panorama: such as |
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |
| magistrate | an official entrusted with administration of the laws: such as |
| prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant |
| virtual | being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted |
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| sublimate | sublime |
| dissertation | an extended usually written treatment of a subject |
| provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |