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 |
|---|---|
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |
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| ward | the action or process of guarding |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
| implode | to burst inward |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |
| bolt | a lightning stroke |
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| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |