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 |
|---|---|
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| implement | a device used in the performance of a task : tool |
| meander | a winding path or course |
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |
| urbane | notably polite or polished in manner |
| condescend | to assume an air of superiority |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| lugubrious | mournful |