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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| dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |
| codify | to reduce to a code |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
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| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |