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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| stem | the main trunk of a plant |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| redress | to set right : remedy |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| maroon | a dark red |
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |