GRE Word List
HUMMOCK
a rounded knoll or hillock
The meaning of the word hummock is a rounded knoll or hillock.
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| chronicle | a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation |
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| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| genealogy | an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
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| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| catechism | oral instruction |
| formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |