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 |
|---|---|
| feebleminded | impaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| verve | the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity |
| arrhythmic | lacking rhythm or regularity |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| monastic | of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns |
| chronicle | a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |