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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smarthaving or showing a high degree of mental ability : intelligent
symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)
consistencyagreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence
censora person who supervises conduct and morals: such as
reeksmoke
dutifulfilled with or motivated by a sense of duty
chalicea drinking cup : goblet
imperilto bring into peril : endanger
mischiefa specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life