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 |
|---|---|
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| sophist | philosopher |
| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| granulate | to form or crystallize into grains or granules |
| steep | lofty |