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
fluencythe quality or state of being fluent
visionthe act or power of seeing : sight
reconditedifficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep
discriminateto mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of
contextthe parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning
allegeto assert without proof or before proving
sacrilegiouscommitting or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object
coniferany of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit
distractto draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time
mirewet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh)