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 |
|---|---|
| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| plume | a feather of a bird: such as |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| compilation | the act or process of compiling |
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
| sloth | disinclination to action or labor : indolence |
| mural | of, relating to, or resembling a wall |
| brawny | muscular |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |