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 |
|---|---|
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| mediate | occupying a middle position |
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| spawn | to deposit or fertilize spawn |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| accelerate | to move faster : to gain speed |
| cadence | the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |