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.

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hoodwinkto deceive by false appearance : dupe
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suppressto put down by authority or force : subdue
contemptthe act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain
speechlessunable to speak : dumb
incompatiblenot compatible: such as
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ironicrelating to, containing, or constituting irony