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 |
|---|---|
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| blemish | to spoil by a flaw |
| veer | to change direction or course |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| desperate | having lost hope |
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
| bauble | trinket |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| amalgam | a mixture of different elements |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |