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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| imbibe | drink |
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| palatial | of, relating to, or being a palace |
| glutinous | having the quality of glue : gummy |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |