GRE Word List

HINTERLANDS

a region lying inland from a coast

The meaning of the word hinterlands is a region lying inland from a coast.

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zanyvery eccentric (see eccentric
wringto squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid
imperilto bring into peril : endanger
deciduousfalling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle
fallaciousembodying a fallacy
mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed
zeniththe point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration
galvanizeto subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically
derangedmentally unsound : crazy
juxtaposeto place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)