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 |
|---|---|
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| docket | a brief written summary of a document : abstract |
| glossary | a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings |
| headlong | headfirst |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |