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 |
|---|---|
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| low | having a small upward extension or elevation |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| cartographer | one that makes maps |
| plutocracy | government by the wealthy |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| pedagogue | teacher |
| spate | freshet |
| lassitude | a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue |
| accomplice | one associated with another especially in wrongdoing |