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 |
|---|---|
| poise | balance |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| hap | happening |
| commensurate | corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |
| buoyant | having buoyancy |
| woe | a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| flux | a flowing of fluid from the body: such as |