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 |
|---|---|
| ravenous | rapacious |
| capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |
| conjugal | of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| lavish | expending or bestowing profusely : prodigal |
| marrow | bone marrow |
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| suture | a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body |
| expatriate | banish |