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).
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| Word | Meaning |
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| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| adorn | to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects |
| devout | committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |