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 |
|---|---|
| random | a haphazard course |
| trickster | one who tricks: such as |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| dyspeptic | indigestion |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| parley | to speak with another : confer |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| potentate | ruler |