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 |
|---|---|
| admonish | to indicate duties or obligations to |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| reputable | enjoying good repute : held in esteem |
| consolidation | the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated |
| filing | an act or instance of using a file |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| imprudent | not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment |