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 |
|---|---|
| satyr | a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry |
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| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| overt | open to view : manifest |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
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| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
| motley | variegated in color |
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |