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 |
|---|---|
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
| ferment | to undergo fermentation |
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| apiary | a place where bees are kept |
| capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |