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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| mirage | an optical (see optical |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
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