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 |
|---|---|
| dapper | neat and trim in appearance |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| felon | one who has committed a felony |
| tread | to step or walk on or over |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| devout | committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises |
| outmoded | not being in style |
| antique | existing since or belonging to earlier times : ancient |
