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 |
|---|---|
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |
| heed | to pay attention |
| volition | the power of choosing or determining : will |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| trenchant | keen |
| effete | no longer fertile |
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |
| glimmer | to shine faintly or unsteadily |