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 |
|---|---|
| tepid | moderately warm : lukewarm |
| requiem | a mass for the dead |
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| figure | a number symbol : numeral |
| dilute | attenuate |