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 |
|---|---|
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| warrant | sanction |
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| caption | the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed |
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |