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 |
|---|---|
| naivete | a naive remark or action |
| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| unison | identity in musical pitch |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| occident | west |
| codify | to reduce to a code |