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 |
|---|---|
| demure | reserved |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| quicksilver | mercury |
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |
| detonation | the action or process of detonating |
| blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |
| clapper | one that claps: such as |
| saga | a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland |
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
| jurisprudence | the science or philosophy of law |