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 |
|---|---|
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |
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| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |
| breadth | distance from side to side : width |
| personable | pleasant or amiable in person : attractive |
| atrocity | a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |