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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routa state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat
carata unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy
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devoidbeing without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment
extraneousexisting on or coming from the outside