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 |
|---|---|
| consonance | harmony or agreement among components |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| pudding | blood sausage |
| somatic | of, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm |
| unearthly | not earthly: such as |
| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |
| postulate | demand |
| except | with the exclusion or exception of |