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 |
|---|---|
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| influx | a coming in |
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |