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 |
|---|---|
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| gnarl | snarl |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |