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 |
|---|---|
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |
| arrhythmic | lacking rhythm or regularity |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
| noisome | noxious |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |