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 |
|---|---|
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| drivel | nonsense |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |
| incident | an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| conundrum | an intricate and difficult problem |
| emetic | an agent that induces vomiting |
| misogynist | a person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person |
| historic | historical |