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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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sensualrelating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly
influxa coming in
temperheat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion
barristera counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor
reprehensibleworthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different
pulchritudephysical comeliness
disquisitiona formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse
scuttlea shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce)
snickerto laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter