GRE Word List
HUMUS
a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic
The meaning of the word humus is a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| distend | extend |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
| funereal | of or relating to a funeral |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |