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 |
|---|---|
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| depravity | a corrupt act or practice |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| habitat | the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| superannuated | outmoded |
| abominate | to hate or loathe intensely : abhor |