GRE Word List
SYMBIOSIS
the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)
The meaning of the word symbiosis is the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| suspense | the state of being suspended : suspension |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| remittance | a sum of money remitted |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |