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 |
|---|---|
| imbroglio | an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding |
| melee | a confused struggle |
| spry | able to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimble |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
| solder | a metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces |
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |