GRE Word List

HUMID

containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive

The meaning of the word humid is containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive.

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paradigmexample
fermentationthe enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity
derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)
withstandto stand up against : oppose with firm determination
somnambulistan abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed
sheatheto put into or furnish with a sheath
imperceptiblenot perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle
poulticea soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions
beneficentdoing or producing good
comprehendto grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of