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

WordMeaning
dispatchto send off or away with promptness or speed
circumlocutionthe use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea
satirea literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn
distinctivemarking as separate or different : serving to distinguish
loiterto delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle
ravagean act or practice of ravaging
grimacea facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain
numismatistthe study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals)
pugnacityhaving a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent
stridentcharacterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound