GRE Word List
COMPOST
a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land
The meaning of the word compost is a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| impute | to lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| ubiquitous | existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread |
| plummet | to fall perpendicularly |
| conveyance | the action of conveying |
| compulsory | mandatory |
| remonstrate | to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
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| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |