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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
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| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |
| crabbed | marked by a forbidding moroseness |
| horticultural | the science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants |
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| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |