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 |
|---|---|
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| grunt | to utter a grunt |
| disclose | to make known or public |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| inculcate | to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |