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 |
|---|---|
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| foible | the part of a sword or foil blade between the middle and point |
| coincidence | the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence |
| sleeper | one that sleeps |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| sportive | frolicsome |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |