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 |
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| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| draft | the act of drawing or pulling in a net |
| recluse | marked by withdrawal from society : solitary |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |
| recipient | one that receives : receiver |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |
| impudence | the quality or state of being impudent |