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 |
|---|---|
| apex | the uppermost point : vertex |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| elusive | tending to elude: such as |
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| convention | agreement |
| provenance | origin |
| omnipotent | almighty |
| engaging | tending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |