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 |
|---|---|
| cursive | running |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |
| undulating | having a wavy surface, edge, or markings |
| tramp | to walk, tread, or step especially heavily |
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |
| simian | of, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| cathartic | of, relating to, or producing catharsis |
| mammal | any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |