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 |
|---|---|
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| choleric | easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered |
| quail | any of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| brawny | muscular |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |