GRE Word List
HUMUS
substance or rich soil formed by decaying vegetable matter; CF. soil
The meaning of the word humus is substance or rich soil formed by decaying vegetable matter; CF. soil.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| braggadocio | boasting |
| propagate | increase in number by producing young; multiply; spread; Ex. Most plants propagate by seed; Ex. newspaper propagating their ideas |
| lustrous | shining; brilliant; Ex. lustrous hair |
| solder | repair or make whole by using a metal alloy; N: metal alloy (usually tin and lead) used in the molten state to join metallic parts |
| neologism | new or newly coined word or phrase |
| effrontery | rudeness without any sense of shame; shameless boldness; presumptousness; nerve; cheek |
| speechless | unable for the moment to speak (because of strong feeling); Ex. speechless with anger |
| pedagogy | teaching; art of education |
| pilfer | steal things of small value; filch; snitch |
| responsiveness | state of reacting readily to appeals, orders, etc.; ADJ. responsive: readily reacting; Ex. responsive to treatment |
