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 |
|---|---|
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| interjection | an ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as |
| herd | a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |