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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WordMeaning
apexthe uppermost point : vertex
agnostica person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable
elusivetending to elude: such as
satesatisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy
conventionagreement
provenanceorigin
omnipotentalmighty
engagingtending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive
misnomerthe misnaming of a person in a legal instrument
dispenseto divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions