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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WordMeaning
oscillateto swing backward and forward like a pendulum
banka mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as
vendorone that vends : seller
penetrateto pass into or through
ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality
colloquyconversation
miscellaneousconsisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous
orientto direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group
emancipateto free from restraint, control, or the power of another
rambleto move aimlessly from place to place