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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| enact | to establish by legal and authoritative act |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| gossamer | a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| fleck | streak |