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

WordMeaning
constituencya body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position)
ferreta domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat
gazettenewspaper
criteriaa standard on which a judgment or decision may be based
sojourna temporary stay
resourcefulable to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means
prognosisthe prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case
defameto harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel
obduratestubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
capricea sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action