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 |
|---|---|
| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| carefree | free from care: such as |
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| bacchanal | orgy |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| quisling | traitor |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |