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 |
|---|---|
| minuscule | very small |
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |
| artful | performed with or showing art or skill |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| unearthly | not earthly: such as |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |