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 |
|---|---|
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| slaughter | the act of killing |
| tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |
| magnitude | great size or extent |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| pitfall | trap |
| cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |
| lewd | obscene |
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |