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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seemlygood-looking
succumbto yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire
concedeto acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly
distinctivemarking as separate or different : serving to distinguish
pedestalthe support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration
insensatelacking sense or understanding
debunkto expose the sham (see sham
fraudulentcharacterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful
exuberancethe quality or state of being exuberant
monotonytedious sameness