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 |
|---|---|
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
| misadventure | misfortune |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| determinate | having defined limits |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| bane | a source of harm or ruin : curse |
| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |
| arcade | a long arched building or gallery |
| bolt | a lightning stroke |