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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| torpedo | a weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as |
| fastidious | showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
| flourish | to grow luxuriantly : thrive |
| missive | a written communication : letter |